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Tony Kirkham

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CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC FINANCE AND ACCOUNTANCY

We need a new philanthropy

By Tony Kirkham | 27 May 2022

There is a lot more scope for investing in prevention and a partnership across a place is vital i...

FINANCE

Resisting the 'spend your reserves' narrative

By Tony Kirkham | 12 April 2022

It is important we fully explain why we hold reserves, and what pressures and risks remain for lo...

FINANCE

It is not surprising councils' position in the job market is eroding

By Tony Kirkham | 02 March 2022

Local government colleagues report difficulty in recruiting auditors, revenues and benefits staff...

FINANCE

Local government's finance community are left scratching their heads

By Tony Kirkham | 18 January 2022

Tony Kirkham hopes the Government looks at alternative ways of managing future transitions and fi...

NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE

ALATS can aim to cultivate an environment supportive of finance chiefs

By Tony Kirkham | 17 November 2021

Tony Kirkham has taken up the reins as the new president of the Association of Local Authority Tr...

FINANCE

Counting the cost of the Universal Credit cut

By Tony Kirkham | 05 October 2021

Tony Kirkham says that by mid-August nearly 36,000 residents in Newcastle were on Universal Credi...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Time to rethink going back to work

By Tony Kirkham | 13 July 2021

There is a real appetite to work differently post-pandemic, says Tony Kirkham. Instead of rushing...

FINANCE

The Times They Are a-Changin'

By Tony Kirkham | 02 June 2021

Section 151 officers are all still trying to work out what scarring there will be to finances as ...

FINANCE

One eye on the data, the other on the future

By Tony Kirkham | 09 March 2021

Tony Kirkham explains why the delivery of this year's budget at Newcastle City Council will be th...

FINANCE

Some light at the end of the tunnel

By Tony Kirkham | 27 January 2021

With the vaccine providing some grounds for optimism, 'maybe this is the time to look back at the...

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