Dominic Brady

PF reporter.
Left in February 2020.

Recent articles

MHCLG ‘wastes once-in-a-generation opportunity’ to solve housing crisis

Westminster will miss a self-imposed target of selling enough land to build 160,000 homes by the... Read more
Northants rubber stamps 4.99% tax hike

Councillors have approved Northamptonshire County Council’s 4.99% council tax rise, the local... Read more
Government outsourcing guidance calls for risk clarity

Government outsourcing guidelines have been released aimed at making the public sector a “more... Read more
Concern over business rate retention proposals

An umbrella group has called for the government to delay its plans to increase business rate... Read more
Analysis reveals impact of austerity on families

Austerity has “exacerbated” economic inequalities and household GDP has been hit by an average £3,... Read more
English council spending on lone asylum-seeking children ‘doubles’

Local authority spending on unaccompanied asylum seeker children has doubled over the four years,... Read more
Probation services outsourcing firm collapses

A private company contracted by the government to run probation services has gone into... Read more
Local authorities to get support on waste changes

Local authorities in England could be made to provide weekly waste collections under proposals... Read more
Council housing ‘central to prison reform’

Local authorities will be key to facilitating prison reforms by providing housing for ex-offenders... Read more
Councils get £13m for parks’ upkeep

Local authorities will be given £13m to renovate and restore parks and green spaces, the... Read more

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