Articles by Emily Twinch
Selling the family silver
By Emily Twinch | 24 March 2025
Heritage assets can cost councils hundreds of thousands of pounds to maintain, and with times as ...
McMahon: Government will look at council tax reform options
By Emily Twinch | 21 March 2025
Minister Jim McMahon has promised the Government will look at council tax reform options.
Spring Statement: No more cash for councils
By Emily Twinch | 19 March 2025
Next week’s Spring Statement will give a flavour of the financial pressures local authorities wil...
Ministry urged to improve council finance oversight
By Emily Twinch | 19 March 2025
Whitehall must improve its oversight of council finances after auditors were unable to sign off t...
Brum rejects independent inquiry call
By Emily Twinch | 17 March 2025
Birmingham City Council has rejected an opposition call for an independent inquiry into the botch...
IFS: Revaluing homes even more important
By Emily Twinch | 25 February 2025
Revaluing homes in Scotland is now ‘even more important’, a finance expert has suggested as local...
Grenfell council stands by contractor ban despite legal threat
By Emily Twinch | 24 February 2025
Kensington and Chelsea LBC is standing by its ban of a contractor involved in Grenfell Tower’s re...
Reorganisation expected to end council partnership
By Emily Twinch | 24 February 2025
Local government reorganisation will likely end a collaboration between two local authorities in ...
Sector calls for data and evidence to drive fair funding
By Emily Twinch | 19 February 2025
The Government should use the best available evidence and most up-to-date data to calculate local...
Hillingdon: Slough merger 'unsubstantiated'
By Paul Marinko | 18 February 2025
Hillingdon LBC has slammed as ‘unsubstantiated’ a proposal by neighbouring Slough to consider mer...
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