My county council has issued a statement warning about the stresses on its finances (despite cost cutting & recruitment freeze etc). Council tax will rise again. They are going to use reserves. But they are struggling with the escalating cost of statutory services, inflation and general costs increasing.
It's a common picture I am sure. Like most people I won't be exactly thrilled when my council tax rises yet again.
No doubt there will be those that suggest my council is the problem although there is currently nothing I can see that suggests that. It's been Conservative led for 25 years.
You just can't cut central funding as it has over the last 13 years, increase statutory services and expect the same level of service.
Since we've lived here (15 years) educational psychologists working in our area have gone from 39 to 20. So case loads have increased. The system slows down. It's deeply frustrating to watch.
That's just my grumble for the morning.