Trixy·Sep 20Britain's housing crisis is a tax scam dressed up as a wealth problemThe UK forgives £30bn a year in untaxed property gains while 1% of households hold more wealth than 70% combined.
InStepChange Debt CharitybyStepChange Debt Charity·Jan 23Problem debt in Scotland: A manifesto for the 2026 Holyrood electionsBy Malcolm McConnell, Public Affairs Officer StepChange Scotland
InStepChange Debt CharitybyStepChange Debt Charity·Oct 17, 2025One year on — is our campaign for room to repay council tax working?By Emily Whitford, Senior Public Policy Advocate
InStepChange Debt CharitybyStepChange Debt Charity·Sep 30, 2025There’s a way to make the council tax system fairer — if only we had the willThis article first appeared in the opinion section of the Big Issue in the name of Vikki Brownridge, CEO of StepChange Debt Charity.
McClarnon Media·Nov 15, 2024Bristol residents consulted on prospective council tax increaseResidents have been asked whether they’d be prepared to pay up to 15% more council tax, as part of Bristol City Council’s 2025/2026 Budget…
Simon Parker·Oct 29, 2024From the sticking plaster to the bone saw — Demos and the future of local government fundingI first met Professor George Jones when I worked at the Local Government Chronicle at the turn of the century. Over the two decades or so…A response icon1A response icon1
InStepChange Debt CharitybyStepChange Debt Charity·Oct 15, 2024We need to talk about council taxBy Emily Whitford, Senior Public Policy Advocate
Pablina - F🌺M.·Apr 25, 2024Where Have All The Policemen Gone?Are you singing that, there’s a tune there. Remember, ‘Where have all the soldiers gone, looong time passing.’ Oh nostalgia.A response icon1A response icon1
InBehind Local News UKbyBehind Local News·Apr 9, 2024Liverpool Echo secures major FOI victoryThe Liverpool Echo has secured a major freedom of information victory after a council was ordered to name councillors who had received…
Agile Ability·Apr 20, 2023Documentary series explores why our Council Tax System is broken . . . and if there’s a fairer way.Scrapping a tax system many of us have known for most of our adult lives in favour of something completely different begs the question…
