http://bit.ly/2AbEv8g Austerity Has Ravaged U.K. Communities. It Has Also Spurred Reinvention. Local Government, Economic Conditions and Trends As local governments across Britain grapple with shrunken budgets, many are going into business, funding cooperatives and speculating in real estate. PETER S. GOODMAN http://bit.ly/2WYYYps June 22, 2019 at 05:30AM