Council finances may be taking centre stage of the local election campaigns, but not always for the right reasons, writes head of content Kirsty Weakley
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The cash-strapped Labour-run local authority has issued two section 114 orders - effectively an admission of bankruptcy - and plans to impose a 21 per cent council tax rise over two years.