Read More 4 minute read Finance Politics ‘Off!’: the pension meeting where the chair was heckled and officers admitted misleading pensioners The new Conservative chair ejected a heckler and insisted on surveying 44,000 members. byPutney.news reporterJune 10, 2026
Read More 7 minute read Finance Politics The sham that was “Britain’s Best” concession scheme Putney.news has won its first ICO case against Wandsworth Council. The fight took 14 months. byKieren McCarthyMay 23, 2026
Read More 18 minute read Finance Politics Wandsworth hid a £137m crisis for years. Now your council tax bill will fix it. A new Conservative leader has launched a spending review. Eight tests it must pass - and how we'll grade them in July. byKieren McCarthyMay 22, 2026
Read More 4 minute read Finance Wandsworth pension members waited up to 18 months for transfers, FOI reveals The council's improvement plan: "New jobholders are addressing backlogs". byPutney.news reporterMarch 26, 2026
Read More 4 minute read Finance Politics Wandsworth says it’s the best-run council in the country. Here’s what we found. England's highest paid chief exec, a workforce under strain, and an "aspirational" savings plan. bySenior reporterMarch 19, 2026
Read More 5 minute read Politics Four retiring councillors told Wandsworth’s last meeting: be honest with the electorate As Labour passed the budget and closed down debate, departing voices warned residents have been misled. byKieren McCarthyMarch 6, 2026
Read More 5 minute read Finance Politics Your council tax must rise 34% next year or Wandsworth runs out of money New Cabinet papers show the borough runs out of money if the current pledge holds. byKieren McCarthyFebruary 24, 2026
Read More 4 minute read Finance Politics Wandsworth’s £137m black hole – and the cabinet minister who can’t explain how to fill it Under the budget passed last night, Wandsworth Council would be bankrupt in two years’ time. byKieren McCarthyFebruary 19, 2026
Read More 7 minute read Finance Politics Wandsworth officers called pension transfer crisis ‘excellent performance’ Council took 16 months to measure transfer delays after national requirement, then buried results showing only 55% success rate. byKieren McCarthyFebruary 4, 2026
Read More 4 minute read Finance Politics Cabinet’s head of finance doesn’t know how much council has borrowed £31 million increase in internal borrowing unexplained as finance transparency failures mount. byKieren McCarthyDecember 12, 2025