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The Culture of “Late”: From Accounts to Budgets

The Council’s ability to meet basic deadlines seems in danger of collapsing. By law, councils must publish their draft accounts by 30th June. Hillingdon failed to do so until 22nd September, making it the last borough in London to publish. The lateness was blamed on the Oracle accounting system being “a bit of a car […]

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The £150m Bailout: “Accounting Adjustments” vs Reality

Perhaps the most worrying disconnect from reality concerns the Council’s request for Exceptional Financial Support (EFS). To put this £150 million figure into perspective: there are 106,874 Band D equivalent properties in Hillingdon. This loan effectively places over £1,400 of new debt onto every household, which we will be paying back for 20 years – […]

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