Calum Rutter

Deputy editor

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Recent articles

IMF now tips UK to avoid recession

“Resilient” demand should keep the UK economy out of recession this year, International Monetary... Read more
High streets need local focus

Nobody has a better idea of what the UK’s town and city centres need than the people who live,... Read more
Regeneration game: Barnsley’s success in turning around its town centre

Barnsley’s town centre is thriving, bucking a national trend, following important interventions by... Read more
Audit profession ‘needs its noble status back’

More needs to be done to make auditing an attractive and prestigious profession, and councils stand... Read more
Local audit: backlog could reach 1,000 accounts this year

The crisis in local audit risks escalating even further.
Public sector posting record job vacancies

Thousands of new professional roles are being advertised in the public sector, setting it apart... Read more
BoE raises interest rates yet again

Persistent inflation has led to the Bank of England raising its bank rate for the twelfth time... Read more
CIPFA: New councillors must prioritise finance

Getting to grips with public finance should be a “huge part” of newly elected councillors’ plans if... Read more
DLUHC minister guarded over Treasury intervention

A minister has not disputed that the Treasury does not have confidence in her department’s ability... Read more
Councils in poorest areas hit by cuts nearly three times the richest

Local authorities in the most deprived areas of England have faced government cuts far outstripping... Read more

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