Anthony Barej

Reporter at Public Finance

Recent articles

Politicians on campaign trail to gee up support for local elections

National parliamentary candidates have been out with prospective councillors campaigning in the... Read more
Tories and Labour row over public spending

Theresa May’s Conservative government and Labour have clashed over public spending and... Read more
Senedd showed ‘significant shortcomings’ over motor track investment

The Welsh Government showed “significant shortcomings” over its £9.3m investment in a £425m motor... Read more
Civil service ‘needs to be properly resourced’ for Brexit

The civil service needs to be properly resourced and have a clear understanding of its role ahead... Read more
Labour says it will recruit 10,000 extra police officers

Labour has put forward plans to recruit 10,000 extra police officers across 43 forces in England... Read more
Call for greater transparency of public spending as ‘significant cuts’ revealed

Since the financial crisis there has been “significant cuts” to areas such as working... Read more
STPs must have realistic goals, says CIPFA

Joint plans between the NHS and councils to improve local health care must have realistic goals if... Read more
MPs: Councils should have greater capacity to borrow to build more homes

Housing revenue account borrowing caps should be reviewed to allow local authorities to build more... Read more
Treasury recoups £20.3bn injected into Lloyds

The Treasury has now recouped the £20.3bn of public money injected into Lloyds Banking Group... Read more
Growth slows in first quarter of 2017

The UK economy grew just 0.3% in the first quarter of this year, the slowest rate for a year,... Read more

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