Colin Marrs

Public Finance editor

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Recent articles

Advocate for change: CIPFA's incoming president

CIPFA’s incoming president predicts a shift ‘in the architecture of the public sector’ as he... Read more
A shot in the dark: local authority budgets amid Covid-19 uncertainty

PF reveals the scale of the financial challenge posed to councils by Covid-19 and hears how... Read more
An eye to the future: preparing public finances for life after Covid-19

As Covid-19 blows most worst-case scenarios out of the water, what can we learn about preparing... Read more
Home truths: the practicalities for the public sector of long-term remote working

The incentive to continue homeworking post-pandemic is likely to be heightened by the financial... Read more
Furloughing council staff: a Q&A with Derry City and Strabane District Council's lead finance officer

Alfie Dallas, lead finance officer at Derry City and Strabane District Council, tells PF ... Read more
Lockdown legacy: debt and public finances

With government borrowing set to soar to the highest annual level since the Second World War, ... Read more
Tariff time for gafa giants?

The jury is still out on whether OECD talks will succeed in introducing a global digital tax for... Read more
Pocklington confirmed as MHCLG permanent secretary

Jeremy Pocklington has been appointed as the top civil servant at the Ministry of Housing,... Read more
Coronavirus 'set to increase need for investment in social housing'

The economic fall-out from the Covid-19 pandemic will require higher levels of investment in social... Read more
Councils halt services to prioritise Covid-19 response

Councils have warned that a number of services are being stopped or scaled back as they focus on... Read more

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