FINANCE

Bradford latest to issue section 114 warning

By Mark Whitehead | 31 October 2023

Bradford City Council has warned it may become the latest to declare an emergency section 114 not...

FINANCE

Let there be fireworks on funding

By Tracy Bingham | 31 October 2023

As we look towards this month’s Autumn Statement, it is clear the sector needs it and the settlem...

SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP OF MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES

High quality properly funded services must underpin levelling up

By Cllr Sir Stephen Houghton | 30 October 2023

Cllr Sir Stephen Houghton says local government funding needs a reset of business rates growth, a...

SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP OF MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES

Better by letter?

17 October 2023

Diary hears the Special Interest Group of Municipal Authorities (SIGOMA) was all ready to launch ...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Select committee looks to launch financial distress inquiry

By Dan Peters | 29 September 2023

Senior local government figures have been approached to give evidence as MPs consider launching a...

FINANCE

Learning the stark lessons from a crisis

By Ann McGauran | 13 September 2023

Slough Council’s sacked chief executive Josie Wragg reflects on ways to predict organisational in...

SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP OF MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES

Funding formulas are back in the news

By Cllr Sir Stephen Houghton | 11 September 2023

Cllr Sir Stephen Houghton says small steps can be taken to begin to fix a broken system of counci...

FINANCE

Shocked… but not surprised

By Jonathan Carr-West | 04 September 2023

Dr Jonathan Carr-West remains shocked at the state of local government finance, but it is no long...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Housing pressures may push councils into effective bankruptcy

By Dan Peters | 04 September 2023

Rising housing pressures will force some councils to effectively declare bankruptcy, a local auth...

WHITEHALL

Nine councils in section 114 warning

By Mark Conrad | 25 August 2023

Nine councils within the Special Interest Group of Municipal Authorities (Sigoma) have warned the...

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