Dominic Brady

PF reporter.
Left in February 2020.

Recent articles

Homelessness act ‘hampered by lack of affordable homes’

The Homelessness Reduction Act is being undermined by a “chronic” shortage of affordable housing,... Read more
Public borrowing at 17-year low

Government borrowing fell to its lowest level for 17 years in 2018-19 despite exceeding... Read more
Spending Review could be next year because of Brexit

Philip Hammond has hinted if the Treasury goes ahead with a three-year Spending Review it might not... Read more
Council spend on homeless ‘drops £1bn a year’

A £1bn drop in annual council spending on homelessness support in England should be a “wake-up call... Read more
Universal credit claimants ‘will be £1k a year worse off’

Universal credit will see 1.9 million claimants lose at least £1,000 each year compared to the... Read more
IPPR: UK public spending should be raised to European levels

The UK must become “more European” in its approach to public spending to end austerity, a think-... Read more
Voters ‘denied democracy’ with uncontested local election seats

England is facing “democracy deserts” in next week’s local elections with 148 seats going totally... Read more
CIPFA warns on local government impact of audit shake up

The Competitions and Markets Authority’s proposals to partially break up the ‘big four’ accounting... Read more
Crossrail ‘could be delayed until 2021’

Crossrail could go more than two years over its deadline despite billions of extra funding, it has... Read more
GMB criticises government over pension payments

The government has “swindled” public sector workers out of £2.4bn in pension payments, a union has... Read more

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