Kate Alexander-Shaw
@katealexandershaw.bsky.social
Political economist at LSE European Institute. Reports and Surveys co-editor at Political Quarterly. Into narrative, economic ideas and the comparative politics of crisis. Views all mine
I worked on the independent Lyons Inquiry into local govt finance. We recommended council tax rebanding (with appropriate smoothing through transitional arrangements, and new top bands) in 2007. Even then it was considered too politically risky so the can got kicked down the road for another 18 yrs
November 25, 2025 at 10:02 AM
I worked on the independent Lyons Inquiry into local govt finance. We recommended council tax rebanding (with appropriate smoothing through transitional arrangements, and new top bands) in 2007. Even then it was considered too politically risky so the can got kicked down the road for another 18 yrs