Christian Doherty

Freelance journalist

Recent articles

Watchdog says public sector pay deals piling pressure on NI budget

A “de facto” bailout is not enough to take the pressure off the Northern Irish budget, with public... Read more
SEND transport costs to become ‘overwhelming’

The government must engage with the looming impact of greatly increased SEND home-to-school... Read more
LGR elections u-turn labelled ‘fiasco’

The government’s decision to go ahead with local elections in 21 areas originally slated to... Read more
Improving prison health services mooted to tackling reoffending

Prisoners are not getting adequate healthcare during their sentences and the issue is having an... Read more
Scotland facing ‘tough choices as funding squeezed – IFS

The Scottish Government faces some tough choices as its funding advantages begin to decrease over... Read more
Government urged to ‘grasp nettle’ of reforming council tax and social care at the same time

The government should tie reforms to council tax and social care together in order to fix the... Read more
Wales must make more progress on poverty – JRF

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation has demanded the Welsh government do more to tackle poverty,... Read more
Efficiency improvements key to delivering Scottish budget pledges, report claims

In its analysis of the recent Scottish budget, the Institute of Fiscal Studies has warned that... Read more
Bank of England keeps rates unchanged

The Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee has voted to keep its base rate steady at 3.75%, but... Read more
Committees join forces to address Child Poverty Strategy

The government’s flagship Child Poverty Strategy is to be scrutinised in a joint inquiry from two... Read more

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