The Barnet Council's Graph Of Doom From 2011 Turned Out To Be Startlingly, Horribly Accurate As Funding Falters

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1. Social Care is the first statutory responsibility of local councils

And with an aging population, the cost of adult social care is spiralling. That's one big part of the financial crisis in local government.

Another part of it is the ongoing housing crisis forcing more people to turn to social housing. And with no room left for error or risk, then there's instances where local councils have made bad investments. Not to mention that inflation is as much a problem for the public sector as it is for everybody else.

These are problems for all local authorities, not just those of one party or another.