The chief executive of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) has crit...
Michael Burton says that in the end, taxes will have to rise: 'the public want their services, au...
A breakdown in relations between officers and members at Middlesbrough Council has been highlight...
The scale of the Government’s challenge to curb public spending against a backdrop of soaring dem...
Councils may be propelled to bring services back in-house to escape contracts tied to inflation a...
Experts have warned councils could be hit by a £75m increase to their audit fees as details of th...
Controversial plans to introduce traffic light ratings for the sector could be revived – this tim...
Double-digit inflation is putting huge pressure on councils, with impacts including fuel price hi...
The Government will need to do more to support people through the winter – not just those on the ...
In the light of some high profile failures of councils’ commercial ventures, Perry Holmes suggest...
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