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Warrington prepares for £3m increase in debt interest payments

By Paul Marinko | 13 June 2023

Debt-ridden Warrington BC has admitted it will be hit by a £3m bill to refinance a £110m Governme...

New BCP leader backs no overall control

By Paul Marinko | 12 June 2023

Having local authorities under no overall control is not ‘necessarily a bad thing,’ according to ...

Fire up Northern Powerhouse 2.0, urges Osborne

By Paul Marinko | 12 June 2023

Former chancellor George Osborne has urged the Government to ‘fire up Northern Powerhouse 2.0’ as...

Levelling up benefits of civil service relocation questioned

By Paul Marinko | 09 June 2023

The Institute for Government (IfG) think-tank has warned that civil service relocation out of Lon...

Woking issues section 114

By Paul Marinko | 07 June 2023

Stricken Woking BC has issued a section 114 notice as the authority continues to work with Govern...

Borrowing under scrutiny amid Woking cash crisis

By Heather Jameson and Paul Marinko | 06 June 2023

Financial failures at Woking BC could lead ministers to scrap sector borrowing freedoms unless ef...

What is the future of commercialism?

By Paul Marinko | 06 June 2023

Commercialism in local government has had its ups and downs. A Local Partnerships and The MJ roun...

Boris urges Gove to 'accelerate' levelling up Bill

By Paul Marinko | 06 June 2023

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson has called on local government secretary Michael Gove to ‘acc...

EXCLUSIVE: Woking's 'astonishing' financial crisis risks hitting Government borrowing

By Paul Marinko | 02 June 2023

Calamity-struck Woking BC may need to write off up to £1bn after a series of disastrous investmen...

Norfolk to reinstate chief executive role

By Paul Marinko | 31 May 2023

Norfolk CC is expected to appoint a new chief executive four years after axing the post.