Calum Rutter

Deputy editor

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Recent articles

LGA calls for Right to Buy reform as social housing crisis deepens

The Right to Buy scheme in its current form is exacerbating the UK's social housing crisis, the... Read more
Sector consulted on local audit ‘backstop’

The government’s mooted fix for the local audit backlog is being consulted on by the system leaders... Read more
Local audit crisis contributes to gaps in WGA and hurts transparency

The government’s mooted solution to the local audit crisis needs to work, or the Whole of... Read more
Welsh Budget protects health and council funding

The NHS and local authorities saw their spending power protected in the Welsh Budget, but cuts are... Read more
Scottish Budget: income tax ‘to the rescue’

Income tax is set to generate £700m more for the Scottish Government next year than previously... Read more
Local government settlement: ‘crisis-cash-repeat’

Michael Gove has announced the government’s English council funding package for next year, but the... Read more
Levelling up projects face delay

Inflation and government delay will probably mean many levelling up projects miss their deadlines,... Read more
Moody’s upgrades TfL rating

Ratings agency Moody’s has signalled confidence in Transport for London’s finances, reversing last... Read more
Short-termism leaves public services in ‘doom loop’

Most public services will remain worse in four years’ time than they were just before Covid-19 –... Read more
Investment, living wage and ‘ironclad’ fiscal rules – Reeves speaks to conference

The shadow chancellor has set out the potential next government’s spending agenda, and shown off an... Read more

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