Back-to-front funding

The linking of the household charge to third-level grants raises important questions about what we expect from our local authorities and how they should be funded, writes Aodh Quinlivan

The outcome in terms of cutbacks to local services as a result of household charge non-compliance is not fair

0N Twitter, a student asked me for my views on what he called the “Clare County Council debacle”. The constriction of 140 characters did not allow me to satisfactorily express an opinion but I will do so here.