Calum Rutter

Deputy editor

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Recent articles

NAO: Funding problems hamper councils' ability to impact net zero targets

Councils’ ability to contribute to the government’s climate ambitions is being hampered by “... Read more
County council faces up to £200m shortfall if lockdowns return

A worst case scenario with repeated lockdowns and a slow economic recovery would leave a county... Read more
PAC: Government audit proposals treat local government as ‘an afterthought’

Whitehall's oversight of local government audit has become “increasingly complacent” and the... Read more
Council creates checklist for lending to other authorities after negative attention

A Scottish local authority has adopted a checklist for assessing prospective loans to other... Read more
Integrated care systems ‘set up to fail’ without wider changes

Proposed health and social care integration in the Health and Care Bill will not improve people’s... Read more
Council treasurers need to be ‘a little braver’ on transformation

Councils need to stop waiting for rules from central government and start working innovatively to... Read more
UK government accused of bypassing Scottish government over post-Brexit funds

A lack of engagement by Westminster with the Scottish Government on the replacement for European... Read more
City council to defer loan repayment due on local attraction

Brighton and Hove City Council has deferred a £1.2m loan payment from Brighton i360, a 530ft... Read more
Council faces spiralling costs of remedying fire-risk building

Mounting costs relating to a block of flats with dangerous cladding could lead to a local authority... Read more
Scottish council capital spending dropped by more than £1bn in 2020-21

Capital spending among Scottish local authorities fell by more than £1bn last year amid Covid-19... Read more

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