Articles by Sir Stephen Houghton
Spending Review is another missed chance on 'levelling up'
By Sir Stephen Houghton | 09 November 2021
While we still await detail behind the Spending Review headlines, what we do know raises serious ...
Spending Review fails to deliver for local government or levelling up
By Sir Stephen Houghton | 01 November 2021
Despite heralding the largest increase in core funding for councils in a decade, the chancellor h...
Expect tax double whammy on residents to pay for social care
By Sir Stephen Houghton | 30 September 2021
After a long wait, the Government’s announcements offer nothing for local authorities or the care...
Why we're being levelled down
By Sir Stephen Houghton | 31 August 2021
Levelling up should be about quality sustainable public services supporting those most in need, a...
Business rates are past their sell-by date
By Sir Stephen Houghton | 25 January 2021
Business rates are an unsustainable way to fund local government, argues chair of SIGOMA Cllr Si...
Spending review: Treading water next year is our best hope
By Sir Stephen Houghton | 30 November 2020
Chair of SIGOMA Cllr Sir Stephen Houghton says Spending Review 2020 is a missed opportunity ‘and ...
The business rates system needs to go
By Sir Stephen Houghton | 18 September 2020
Today is the deadline for the call for evidence for the Treasury’s review of business rates. Rat...
Budget 2020: If this is a national crisis it's one many of us felt was already underway
By Sir Stephen Houghton | 13 March 2020
Local agendas should prevail, according to chair of SIGOMA Sir Stephen Houghton – but he says the...
Fair redistribution must play a continuing part in council funding
By Sir Stephen Houghton | 18 December 2019
SIGOMA chair Sir Stephen Houghton trusts ministers will ‘recognise the key role that councils mus...
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