Articles by Gary Fielding
Let's put investment into our school buildings
By Gary Fielding | 15 January 2020
Schools capital allocations have been skewed by political priorities, says Gary Fielding As a res...
Is there a better way for business rates?
By Gary Fielding | 19 November 2019
How keen should councils be to bind themselves to a business rates tax that appears to be in demi...
Don't erode new funding with fresh obligations
By Gary Fielding | 01 October 2019
The Spending Round was good news for councils, but if there is a systematic erosion of that fundi...
Can't we keep things simple?
By Gary Fielding | 14 August 2019
Gary Fielding would much rather get his finance team off the accounts as quickly as possible and ...
Are reserves such a bad thing?
By Gary Fielding | 09 July 2019
The public naming of 11 councils deemed at risk of running out of cash reserves has thrown the sp...
Can we all work smarter?
By Gary Fielding | 23 May 2019
Gary Fielding says that even if the government loosens austerity, we probably need to do more wor...
We need the widest possible look at council finances
By Gary Fielding | 09 April 2019
The MHCLG review of the money councils get is welcome - but we need a wider look at local authori...
A good plan is more important than ever
By Gary Fielding | 27 February 2019
In the absence of facts - whatever they may be these days - we need to make assumptions based upo...
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