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Leveller® Confidential 15 - a slight return
15 June 2022
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A Week in Politics
Leveller® Confidential 19
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Lifeless Factory
The latest in our investigation into what went wrong at Glastonbury's Life Factory Project. We have asked a lot of questions, but right now no-one is…
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How did we get here
Last week Somerset Council agreed on a balanced budget but only with one-off government support. But how did we get here? How did Somerset Council get…
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The Somerset Solution
The concept of nutrient neutrality was supposed to protect our wetlands and ensure new housing could go ahead in a sustainable way. It isn't working…
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Was Somerset's financial emergency self-inflicted?
A Somerset Confidential® investigation looks into reports of chaos in Somerset Council's systems before Somerset Council suddenly declared a financial…
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Somerset this week: 27 September 2024
This week we look at a ban on a Taunton resident, more on Chard's departed clerk, a communications puzzle at Somerset Council, more rigidity at the ICB…
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Commercially sensitive
When public money is being spent, we should expect it to be accounted for. And by that we mean not just the annual accounts, but a general culture of…
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Building u-turn could lead to more houses
How a new legal opinion might unlock the building of thousands of homes in Somerset. Somerset Confidential® explains how....
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Does Somerset Really Care?
Today a Somerset scandal. Elderly people in desperate need of care are left to wait months for Somerset Council to get around to assessing their needs…
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Susannah Hickling
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Somerset this week: 7 March 2025
Somerset Council sets a budget, Yeovil awaits a "meanwhile" decision, a misuse of statistics, Labour fails to understand neighbourhoods in the south…
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It's hard in Chard
A town and town council that has been riven with accusations of bullying has now reached a crossroads. What happens today will determine the future of…
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