Articles by Chris Mahony
Transformation savings at risk
By Chris Mahony | 12 December 2018
The transformation programme underpinning Surrey CC’s return to financial sustainability has ‘a m...
Digital fund winners announced
By Chris Mahony | 11 December 2018
Some 16 projects involving 57 councils have secured the first grants from the Government’s local ...
Kent to plan for no-deal Brexit as risk increases
By Chris Mahony | 10 December 2018
Kent CC will hold exercises over the coming weeks to test preparations for handling the impact of...
Anderson quits Northern Powerhouse Partnership in frustration
By Chris Mahony | 10 December 2018
Former chancellor George Osborne has voiced sympathy with Liverpool mayor Joe Anderson’s decision...
CIPFA caves in to pressure on traffic light index
By Chris Mahony | 04 December 2018
Controversial plans to rate councils’ financial sustainability using traffic lights have been wat...
Northants reveals rescue budget
By Chris Mahony | 04 December 2018
Northamptonshire CC’s draft budget proposes a council tax increase of 2.99% for next year after m...
Don't dump the rule book under pressure, LGO warns councils
By Chris Mahony | 04 December 2018
Councils have been warned not to let budget squeezes and disruption caused by change programmes t...
Northamptonshire budget targets £43m in savings
By Chris Mahony | 03 December 2018
Ministers have allowed Northamptonshire CC to use up to £70m of capital funds to reduce its defic...
East Sussex leader hits out at cuts
By Chris Mahony | 03 December 2018
A senior Conservative councillor faced with cutting most non-statutory services says national pol...
Union's FoI reveals scale of youth centre cuts
By Chris Mahony | 03 December 2018
At least 160 youth centres have closed since 2016, a report based on Freedom of Information Act r...
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