Calum Rutter

Deputy editor

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Recent articles

Pandemic caused ‘incredible damage’ to social care

Covid-19 exacerbated the already stark problems faced by the social care sector, but offers an... Read more
London authority named financial team of the year

A council finance department that played a pivotal role in creating better outcomes for residents... Read more
Pandemic response drives government borrowing to record level

Public sector net borrowing reached the highest level ever recorded in the first half of the fiscal... Read more
Councils 'face long-term hit' from Covid-19 impact

English councils will need billions of extra funding both this year and in the long-term, due to... Read more
Covid-19 pressures prompt £8bn drop in HMRC tax collection

HMRC recovered £7.9bn less from fraud and error in the first three months of this financial year... Read more
Government launches review of international aid watchdog

The government will reform the body that scrutinises its aid spending as it merges its... Read more
Pandemic response ‘suffered from lack of strategy’

“Poor decisions” made by the government during its initial Covid-19 response were a result of a... Read more
Think-tank pushes for four-day week in public sector

Moving to a four-day working week for the public sector would boost productivity, create jobs and... Read more
District council becomes second authority to join peer-to-peer lending platform

A second local authority has signed up to a lending platform enabling it to fund business loans to... Read more
Nurse apprenticeship announcement will not solve ‘chronic’ staff shortages

Thousands of new nurses will be trained in the next few years, the government has said while... Read more

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