Calum Rutter

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Inflation falls to lowest level in nearly three years

Annual inflation was just 2.3% in the 12 months until April, falling to the closest it has been to... Read more
More patients paying for hospital care out of their own pocket

Huge NHS waiting lists are probably driving growth in the number of patients paying out-of-pocket... Read more
Net Zero Council hails ‘real progress’ after first year

Collaboration is driving decarbonisation across the public and private sectors, a minister has said... Read more
Up to £11m from water company fines to be spent on improving environment

Millions of pounds collected by fining polluting water companies will go towards waterways, the... Read more
Fiscal face-off

Is there a better way of measuring the financial health of the UK public sector? Ben Zaranko and... Read more
Think-tank: Give NHS England budget to local government

Local government should be given NHS England’s £169bn budget to deliver most health services, the... Read more
LGA updates Corporate Peer Challenge to boost confidence in process

The Local Government Association is bolstering its peer feedback system for councils, hoping to “... Read more
Transport for the North calls for West Coast Main Line to be run under public control

Northern leaders have voted to request that Avanti West Coast should have its contract to run the... Read more
CPI inflation falls in February

Inflation has continued to fall according to the latest Office for National Statistics data, adding... Read more
HMRC warned helpline closure could see self assessment errors increase

HMRC closing a phone helpline for six months per year has drawn criticism from tax experts,... Read more

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