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Articles by Ian Miller

Calls for a new Audit Commission are an affront to localism

By Ian Miller | 25 April 2018

Ian Miller rejects recent calls for the reinvention of the Audit Commission.

Truth hates delay

By Ian Miller | 27 February 2018

The Government can’t keep using the 2017 General Election and work on Brexit as excuses for inact...

Let's hope the ministry works with us on finance

By Ian Miller | 16 January 2018

Ian Miller analyses the impacts of the finance settlement on districts.

Ian Miller: my biggest gripes at the moment

By Ian Miller | 13 December 2017

Ian Miller rounds up the biggest frustrations for district chiefs as another year draws to a close.

Planning authorities demand radical financial reforms

By Ian Miller | 25 October 2017

Ian Miller calls for planning authorities to be allowed to set fees on the basis of full cost rec...

What districts want

By Ian Miller | 19 September 2017

Ian Miller on what district councils would like to see from the Budget and local government finan...

Where are district councils left under a minority Government?

By Ian Miller | 19 July 2017

Ian Miller demands early clarity on local government finance reform.

What the Tory manifesto means for district councils

By Ian Miller | 30 May 2017

Ian Miller breaks down the Conservative manifesto and analyses how, if the Tories are in power, t...

Districts do far more than just collect council tax

By Ian Miller | 11 April 2017

Ian Miller rejects recent comments about the role of districts and highlights the important dutie...

Questioning priorities

By Ian Miller | 13 December 2016

Taking evidence from the Autumn Statement, Ian Miller considers whether the Government's supposed...