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Rob Whiteman

Rob Whiteman

Rob Whiteman is chief executive of CIPFA

Articles by Rob Whiteman

Politics is never about a single isolated issue

By Rob Whiteman | 14 June 2017

I don’t think anyone can really suggest UK politics lacks excitement right now. The past 12 month...

Finance officers must be prepared for General Election shocks

By Rob Whiteman | 26 April 2017

Councils need to ensure their budgets are resilient, whatever the outcome of the General Election...

Cash-strapped councils are in need of a lending hand

By Rob Whiteman | 08 March 2017

It is now more important than ever for councils to be given greater borrowing freedoms if they ar...

The shifting sands of local government pension schemes

By Rob Whiteman | 18 January 2017

Rob Whiteman looks at the challenges ahead for local government pension schemes as government ref...

Demands for the chancellor

By Rob Whiteman | 16 November 2016

Councils need a medium-term solutions and not an annual sticking plaster from next week's Autumn ...

Councils at a crossroads

By Rob Whiteman | 12 October 2016

Local government needs to choose what it wants from post-Brexit Britain, writes Rob Whiteman

Risks up ahead

By Rob Whiteman | 10 August 2016

Minimising the risks of the future must be a priority and devolution needs to be seen through the...

Spotting opportunities

By Rob Whiteman | 13 July 2016

Despite the country facing unprecedented upheavals of power, Rob Whiteman says councils need to f...

Cut through the spin and point scoring

By Rob Whiteman | 15 June 2016

Rob Whiteman cuts through the political spin and delves into research revealing the opinion of pu...

From Russia with devo

By Rob Whiteman | 10 November 2015

Rob Whiteman spells out what's needed to avoid a devolution 'Russian roulette'