Calum Rutter

Deputy editor

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Recent articles

Councils ‘cannot afford’ government’s waste disposal shake-up

The local authority sector has warned that government plans to ban charges for disposing of DIY... Read more
LGPS pool launches £4bn programme with focus on climate

A Local Government Pension Scheme pool that handles assets for 11 local government pension schemes... Read more
Supported housing scrutiny pilots save councils £6.2m

Better scrutiny of housing benefit and enforcement in supported housing appeared to improve the... Read more
‘Rushed’ aid cuts left government unclear of value for money impact

The government reduced its aid spending so quickly that officials do not know the effect the cuts... Read more
Height Of Opportunity: Improving diversity in the public finance profession

Greater workforce diversity can help government organisations deliver better services. What more... Read more
Local authorities to be allowed to set up school academy trusts

Some English councils will be able to establish academy trusts under new plans the government hopes... Read more
HMRC ‘not ambitious enough’ on tackling £39bn of tax debt

MPs have criticised HMRC for lacking a clear plan to deal with the huge level of tax debt that has... Read more
Low financial transparency and lack of overall plan holding back school academisation, say MPs

The government does not understand why different academy schools perform differently financially... Read more
Spring Statement 2022: UK interest costs double OBR’s previous forecast

High inflation is set to push the cost of servicing government debt to twice the Office for Budget... Read more
Bigger councils 'not always more efficient', report finds

Larger councils do not necessarily perform more efficiently than smaller ones, and the best... Read more

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