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Year-long battle for the public s right to know about council investments has been won
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Thurrock Council borrowing: News website wins battle over £1bn cover-up
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The Bureau of Investigative Journalism has won a Freedom of Information battle to find out how Thurrock Council spent £1bn of public money, calling it a “victory for investigative journalism”.
The Conservative-run Thurrock Council argued that divulging this information could be commercially damaging and its position was backed by the Information Commissioner’s Office on appeal.
But the Bureau has now succeeded after taking the case to a tribunal with the backing of The Times, regional publishers Reach and Archant, the Local Government Chronicle, the Municipal Journal and freedom of expression group Index on Censorship.
The tribunal ruled there was a “significant public interest in transparency in relation to the actions of councils borrowing for the purposes of making a profit”.
Millions of households will see a number of their bills increase dramatically on 1 April 2021 in the wake of the pandemic.
Council tax, the TV licence and NHS prescriptions are just some of the costs being hiked from April Fools Day.
A number of TV, broadband and mobile providers have also revealed they will be rising their prices, some in line with Retail Price Inflation.
Unfortunately, the increases come at an unwelcome time after a year of financial uncertainty for much of Britain.
Rise: Some people will see a number of their bills increase by as much as 13% this April
This is Money takes a look at the bill increases and reveals how much you could see your total costs go up by.
Governments should promote elections, not undermine them. Tory plans for compulsory ID must be resisted
‘The requirement to show photo ID in polling stations, which is expected to be introduced from 2023, looks very much like an attack on voting rights.’ Photograph: Anthony Devlin/Getty Images
‘The requirement to show photo ID in polling stations, which is expected to be introduced from 2023, looks very much like an attack on voting rights.’ Photograph: Anthony Devlin/Getty Images
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Democracy has many flaws, as Winston Churchill pointed out. It is also extraordinarily precious: the painstaking achievement of centuries of progress. In the UK, the system is stagnant. First past the post, defended for years on grounds that it excluded extremists, has done no such thing: since the 2016 referendum, a faction of hardline Brexiters has risen to power. But imperfect as current arrangements are, the right of all adu
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