Calum Rutter

Deputy editor

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Recent articles

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
Nothing new for councils in Gove’s conference speech

Thanks to councillors and local authority staff were all the levelling up secretary had to offer... Read more
Hunt announces civil service expansion freeze, benefit reform and living wage boost

The Conservative Party “will always protect public services”, the chancellor insisted as he... Read more
Rob Whiteman set to retire as CIPFA chief executive

Rob Whiteman has announced he will step down from his chief executive position at CIPFA, a role he... Read more

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