Calum Rutter

Deputy editor

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Recent articles

CIPFA: Woking fallout to ‘have serious implications for the sector as a whole’

Commissioners have been sent to the authority and the institute says it plans to play its part.
Finance chiefs fear ‘considerable risk’ to their councils and reputation in face of reporting deadline

CIPFA has warned that some councils are worried about serious consequences arising if they... Read more
360,000 council staff asked to vote on strike action

The dispute over local government pay continues, with Unison the latest union to ballot members.
IMF now tips UK to avoid recession

“Resilient” demand should keep the UK economy out of recession this year, International Monetary... Read more
High streets need local focus

Nobody has a better idea of what the UK’s town and city centres need than the people who live,... Read more
Regeneration game: Barnsley’s success in turning around its town centre

Barnsley’s town centre is thriving, bucking a national trend, following important interventions by... Read more
Audit profession ‘needs its noble status back’

More needs to be done to make auditing an attractive and prestigious profession, and councils stand... Read more
Local audit: backlog could reach 1,000 accounts this year

The crisis in local audit risks escalating even further.
Public sector posting record job vacancies

Thousands of new professional roles are being advertised in the public sector, setting it apart... Read more
BoE raises interest rates yet again

Persistent inflation has led to the Bank of England raising its bank rate for the twelfth time... Read more

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