Dominic Brady

PF reporter.
Left in February 2020.

Recent articles

Austerity hits prevention funding

Councils face a spending gap of £8.7bn in their bid to provide services aimed at preventing social... Read more
Rise in council tax arrears after support cut

Council tax arrears in England are soaring after millions of households have been stripped of... Read more
Allow cities to raise taxes, says academic

Cities should be given greater tax raising powers to meet growing demand for services amid... Read more
Brokenshire pledges £56.5m to help councils deal with Brexit

Local authorities have been promised £56.5m to go towards Brexit preparations - £21.5m more than... Read more
Fraud and error ‘cost the government up to £20bn in 2016-17’

Fraud and error loss from central government was estimated to have cost up to £20bn in 2016-17, a... Read more
‘Least equipped’ northern cities have taken brunt of funding cuts

Northern cities have been hit by the biggest budget cuts as a result of austerity, a think-tank has... Read more
Kent looks to Whitehall to fund Brexit pressures

The council that is home to one of England’s key commercial ports is pinning its hopes on central... Read more
Councils could dip into reserves to deal with Brexit aftermath

With the date for the UK’s departure from the EU approaching local authorities are drawing up... Read more
Whole of Government Accounts will help assess Brexit impact, says PAC

The impact of Brexit on the UK public finances must be “comprehensive and clear”, the Public... Read more
Brexit funding for councils ‘only half of what MHCLG requested’

The £35m of funding councils in England will share to help them cope with Brexit is only half of... Read more

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