Articles by Michael Hudson
It cannot be about the way we cut the cake, but the size
By Michael Hudson | 30 January 2024
With a General Election on the horizon the one thing the sector needs – financial certainty – wil...
We have to run councils well
By Michael Hudson | 18 October 2023
Government needs to engage with the sector and provide greater funding certainty and realism wher...
Children and young people in care are at risk of becoming invisible
By Michael Hudson | 05 September 2023
The Government must 'urgently look at ways to find more funding for children’s care and safeguard...
Scaling the annual budget-setting challenge
By Michael Hudson | 18 July 2023
Michael Hudson looks at the challenges of budget-setting and sets out his top tips for tackling t...
The deals did not add up
By Michael Hudson | 06 June 2023
Michael Hudson's advice is 'that as s151 officers we are the custodians of the public purse: alwa...
A broken record
By Michael Hudson | 25 April 2023
Michael Hudson says that without resolving the outstanding audit issues council s151 officers fac...
We need a rethink on this year's account deadlines
By Michael Hudson | 14 March 2023
Michael Hudson calls on the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and CIPFA to thi...
The case for a budget-setting collective
By Michael Hudson | 01 February 2023
Michael Hudson looks ahead at planning for 2024-25 budget-setting, and he says we need to do this...
The inflation explanation
By Michael Hudson | 17 August 2022
Michael Hudson warns councils will have to cut vital services at a time of unprecedented need if ...
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