Calum Rutter

Deputy editor

Email: [email protected]

Recent articles

PF careers spotlight: non-profit reporting, economic development and more

The sector is always looking to recruit great people to help deliver vital public services. Explore... Read more
Council leader resigns and takes swipe at government over finance rules

A council leader has criticised “civil servant and Treasury orthodoxy” in his resignation statement... Read more
Permission for extra council tax rise in three authorities criticised

Allowing three struggling local authorities to raise council tax beyond the normal limit only... Read more
Bank of England raises rates again but says inflation ‘has turned the corner’

Inflation being predicted to fall sharply this year was not enough to keep the Bank of England from... Read more
CIPFA to lead reviews of council finances

The government has chosen CIPFA to look into select councils’ finances and governance, to inform... Read more
Civil service ‘should keep record of skills’ to use its people effectively

Keeping records of people’s skills in the civil service, perhaps through a system of formal... Read more
Leisure centres at risk without energy cost support

Some council-run leisure centres could close if high energy costs continue to pile on the pressure... Read more
Starmer promises to ‘spread control out of Westminster’ with devolution bill

A Labour government would devolve sweeping powers away from Whitehall in a bid to give local areas... Read more
Bank of England raises rates again

The Bank of England has put its bank rate up to 3.5% – the highest it has been since 2008 – in a... Read more
Scottish children ‘trapped’ in poverty because of family debt to public bodies

More than half of all universal credit payments to families with children in Scotland have money... Read more

Pages

Top