Articles by Chris Mahony
Inflation may drive increased insourcing
By Dan Peters | 03 October 2022
Councils may be propelled to bring services back in-house to escape contracts tied to inflation a...
Leadership candidates both pledge to protect green belt
By Chris Mahony | 18 August 2022
The final two candidates in the Conservative Party leadership’s race have pledged to either revie...
Capital borrowing falls by a fifth in two years, data reveals
By Chris Mahony | 02 August 2022
Councils’ prudential borrowing for capital expenditure has fallen 22% in two years, official data...
Employers put forward flat rate rise in council staff pay
By Chris Mahony | 25 July 2022
Employers have offered a flat rate pay rise of £1,925 to all staff.
Bradford faces £34m overspend after children's services 'assumptions'
By Chris Mahony | 25 July 2022
An ‘incorrect assumption from an internal document’ contributed to Bradford City Council’s childr...
Kent calls for urgent response to Dover chaos
By Chris Mahony | 25 July 2022
Kent CC and its local partners have called for an urgent national response to the chaos and delay...
Sandwell refuse workers call halt to strike
By Chris Mahony | 22 July 2022
Refuse workers in Sandwell MBC have called off a planned strike due to start next week after acce...
EXCLUSIVE: Employers warn against local pay deals
By Chris Mahony | 19 July 2022
Councils have been warned against undermining the ‘fundamental integrity’ of national talks by ag...
Government urged to scale up levelling up
By Chris Mahony | 18 July 2022
The Government is focusing on the right issues as part of its levelling up agenda but needs to dr...
Inflation crisis hitting North worse than London, think-tank finds
By Chris Mahony | 18 July 2022
Poorly-insulated homes and inadequate public transport mean the inflation crisis is hitting citie...
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