Harry Fone: Profligacy is to blame for the Council Tax rise in Wolverhampton

Plus: Waltham Forest’s proposed “consultancy support for a strategic reset” sounds like something from David Brent.

James Frayne: The scale of the unpopularity of Council Tax is staggering

The Conservatives should think about the implications of what would happen if Labour got serious on this issue.

Matthew Robinson: The battle for West Yorkshire

As the Mayor, I will keep taxes low, stop a congestion charge, support business and the police, and deliver the new Northern Forest.

Harry Fone: Almost 700 council staff are paid over £150,000 a year

Nottingham City Council paid nine staff over £100,000 a year. What did local taxpayers get for their money? A failed council-owned energy company.

Andy Street: My plan to get the West Midlands back on track and unleash our potential

The choice facing voters on May 6 is simple: do we accelerate the progress of the last four years, or do we go back to the old failing approach?

Susan Hall: The 9.5 per cent rise in the Mayor of London’s Council Tax precept is unjustified

Khan’s latest virtue signalling project is his expensive statue-toppling commission. It’s an outrageous waste of taxpayers’ cash.

Looking back at the Budget a week on, its plan for growth is not convincing

The Government can’t deliver levelling up without more supply-side change, localism and public service reform.

Harry Fone: Whip withdrawn on Conservative councillors in Kent – for opposing Council Tax rise

Plus: Bean bags, ping pong tables, and padded pods, in Slough’s swanky new council offices.

John Stevenson: Property tax reform is key to levelling up the country and the Conservatives’ electoral chances

Council tax and stamp duty are confusing, unpopular, unequal and unfair – so it’s time to replace them.

Harry Fone: Parish councils can waste money too

The removal of the precept, a virtually guaranteed source of income, could well lead to greater fiscal prudence.

Robert Largan: Cutting Council Tax would do more to level up than cutting Corporation Tax

We need to look seriously at how our tax system works and whether the burden is spread fairly across the whole country.

A new property tax would bring rises. Business rates reform could mean cuts. Is Sunak mulling both?

WPI Economics, which has been crunching numbers for the first, has also taken an interest in the second.

Harry Fone: Reserves should be used to limit Council Tax rises. If this isn’t a “rainy day”, what is?

Plus: Why are Police and Crime Commissioners asking for more money for keyrings and stress balls?

Starmer opposes Council Tax rises. But he won’t say where the money would come from.

Offering extra billions to town halls from Whitehall, shows a reluctance to face up to tough choices.

Sam Robinson: The case for comprehensive property tax reform is long-standing and crystal clear

The political will is lagging behind the economic case, but change will come and much better for the Tories that it is on their terms.