Anthony Barej

Reporter at Public Finance

Recent articles

London Councils warns on ‘inflexible’ apprenticeship levy

The regulations surrounding the government’s apprenticeship levy are inflexible and could... Read more
Garden Bridge ‘should be scrapped’, finds Hodge report

The £200m Garden Bridge project does not offer taxpayers value for money and should be scrapped, a... Read more
Public ‘not excited by devolution’

The public is becoming increasingly disengaged with devolution despite its political priority for... Read more
IFS shows where social care cuts are falling

One in ten councils have slashed spending on adult social care by more than a quarter, according to... Read more
PAC slams HMRC for ‘catastrophic’ tax credits contract

The contract between HM Revenue & Customs and business services firm Concentrix to investigate... Read more
Lords blast government’s “shocking” lack of long-term NHS plan

The government’s “shocking” lack of long-term planning and underfunding is a danger to the NHS and... Read more
Public sector workforce ‘already feeling Brexit strain’

Brexit is already having a profound effect on the recruitment and retention of public service... Read more
Big data could transform public services despite pitfalls, Demos says

Big data has the potential to transform public and private sector operations but it does have... Read more
Councils to be responsible for brownfield site registration

In a bid to boost home building, councils will have to produce up-to-date registers of brownfield... Read more
Universal credit ‘two-child rule’ could force 200,000 children into poverty

Reforms that will restrict universal credit benefits to the first two children in a family could... Read more

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