EXCLUSIVE: Wandsworth Council bleeds millions on external staff as £40m overspend exposed
Top-heavy, under-resourced, and in crisis — taxpayers are footing the bill.
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Wandsworth confesses: without special deal, council tax bills could triple
Finance officer admits council must secure extended protection from reforms to avoid bills doubling or trebling.
Wandsworth overspends by £40m — and worse is on the way
Mounting overspends, pension risks and hidden deficits spark fears over future stability.
Brace for impact: Council Tax to soar in Putney
Labour’s funding reforms punish low-tax boroughs like Wandsworth.
Wandsworth pension fund ‘full of risk’ and underperforming — but public again shut out
£436m in hard-to-value assets, override risk, and black hole fears spark forensic audit — behind closed doors.
Putney gets 4/10 in Labour’s first spending review – here’s why
Big promises fall flat as bridge, schools, and police funding go missing.
Fix it or fail us: Labour’s big moment for Putney
Putney faces a pivotal week as Labour’s spending review lands. Will our bridge, schools and safety get the funding they urgently need?
Wandsworth’s pension warning: risky bets, red flags, and no public access
£436m in hard-to-value assets, override risk, and black hole fears spark forensic audit — behind closed doors.
Behind closed doors: Wandsworth Council’s £3.2bn pension fund mismanagement exposed
When the Wandsworth Council Joint Pensions Committee finally published the video and transcript of its March 25 meeting,…
Is Wandsworth Council hiding financial mismanagement behind closed doors?
Council faces backlash over secretive pension fund talks as investment losses mount and financial mismanagement claims intensify.