Southwark has put forward a budget that will see a council tax rise, cuts to adult social care and increase the fees for numerous services. It’s the council’s attempt to balance the books after central government’s £162.4m settlement, announced in December, left them with a £6.3 million initial gap to plug. Cllr Stephanie Cryan, Southwark’s … Continue reading Explainer: What’s in Southwark’s 2023/2024 budget?