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Essex councils to borrow £480m for housing and infrastructure

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The unrelenting pace of councils creating arms-length housing and property companies continues, with one project announcing plans to borrow £480m from the Public Works

Until recently, the FRC had little involvement in local government affairs. But with investigations into council officers becoming more frequent, where is the political accountability?

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