Local Government Reorganisation

Folkestone & Hythe ‘Stretches the Mortgage’ on £192m Debt: MRP Savings Now, Higher Bills Later

February 5, 2026 // 0 Comments

Folkestone & Hythe District Council (FHDC) is proposing a change that makes its finances look dramatically healthier on paper — not by paying down debt, but by changing [...]

Kent Council Borrowing Exposed: £277.6m PWLB Loans Since May 2023, Interest Rates, Maturity Dates and the 2028 Reorganisation Risk

January 7, 2026 // 1 Comment

Since the local elections in May 2023, Kent’s district councils have taken out £277.605 million of new borrowing from the Public Works Loan Board (PWLB) — but the money [...]

Why Folkestone & Hythe Backed the East Kent Unitary ‘Option 3A’ – Democracy, Devolution and the District’s Future Explained

November 20, 2025 // 0 Comments

The old believe everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young know everything. Oscar Wilde Folkestone & Hythe District Council has formally backed the [...]

One Council or Five? Kent & Medway’s Local Government Overhaul

November 12, 2025 // 0 Comments

Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) is a plan to overhaul how councils are structured and run in Kent and Medway. In plain terms, it would replace the current two-tier [...]

A Week Is a Long Time in Kent Politics: Reform UK’s Chaotic Takeover of Kent County Council

June 7, 2025 // 2 Comments

It began with pomp, promises, and a pinch of political theatre. By Monday, it was already spiralling into farce. On Monday morning, the self-styled “Doge Team” of Reform [...]

Kent Local Government Reorganisation.

March 21, 2025 // 1 Comment

Kent is on the brink of a seismic shift in its local governance structure, as council leaders unveil an ambitious interim plan for local government reorganisation (LGR). With [...]

“Schrödinger’s Councils, Heisenberg’s Chaos: Kent’s Quantum Local Government Restructure Dooms (or Saves?) All”

March 21, 2025 // 2 Comments

In a nutshell, Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) is about how the powers and funding that sit with local government are organised between councils. Think of it like [...]

Local Government Reorganisation: “The Bin Men Cometh: A Tale of Debt, Dysfunction, and Murder in Folkestone & Hythe District Council”

March 14, 2025 // 0 Comments

“Monsters exist, but they are too few in number to be truly dangerous. More dangerous are the common men, the functionaries ready to believe and to act without asking [...]

Otterpool Park Update: £800 million profit for Otterpool Park Development

October 10, 2020 // 1 Comment

Given all the documents available in the public domain regarding the Otterpool Park development, even the redacted Viability Assessment, it’s clear Folkestone & [...]

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