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Martin Reeves

Martin Reeves chief executive of Coventry City Council

Articles by Martin Reeves

The devil is in the detail

By Martin Reeves | 27 September 2022

As the dust settles on last week’s not so mini-Budget, Martin Reeves says the creation of up to 3...

Looking ahead with trepidation

By Martin Reeves | 11 January 2022

Professor Martin Reeves digests the contents of the provisional local government finance settleme...

Creating a shared city for all

By Liz Gaulton | 05 May 2021

Coventry is UK City of Culture 2021 and a Marmot City. Martin Reeves and Liz Gaulton explain how ...

Bucket list for fixing council finances

By Martin Reeves | 08 April 2021

Co-designing a truly sustainable finance system for councils for the long-term ‘won’t be quick an...

There is still plenty for this Government to 'get done'

By Martin Reeves | 16 March 2020

The Budget package does not give councils any certainty over funding for the short to medium term...

Going places

By Martin Reeves | 17 July 2019

Martin Reeves says despite the Treasury’s positive assessment of the Total Place pilots over a de...

Fair funding: no simple solutions

By Martin Reeves | 08 January 2019

At best, the fair funding review will bring short-term improvements for some councils while pushi...

Look at the Budget's fine print

By Martin Reeves | 30 October 2018

It's the fine print in a Budget that needs the most careful attention, and it's time to ramp up f...

Leading the charge

By Martin Reeves | 19 September 2018

As the sector prepares to make its case with Whitehall about the future of local services at the ...

Embracing the digital age

By Martin Reeves | 01 August 2018

Martin Reeves explains how Coventry’s fibre infrastructure investment strategy is beginning to pa...