Dominic Brady

PF reporter.
Left in February 2020.

Recent articles

Sunak: Future looking bright for local government after settlement

“Things are looking up” for local government following last month’s provisional finance settlement... Read more
NAO warns on dire state of NHS finances

Growing waiting lists and budget deficits do not “paint a picture that is sustainable” for NHS... Read more
Winter pressures on NHS appear to be growing

Health groups have warned winter pressures are mounting on the NHS as official stats have shown a... Read more
Health sector leaders fear no-deal Brexit ‘disaster’

A no-deal Brexit would be a “real disaster” for the healthcare sector, MPs have heard.
Welsh local authority qualified audit opinions double

The Welsh auditor general has said councils must “get a grip on financial management” as the number... Read more
MHCLG must have better oversight of local authority governance, says NAO

The government must improve its oversight of governance in local authorities as they struggle with... Read more
Defra ‘pushing clean air responsibility onto councils’

The government has been accused of shunting its responsibility for tackling air pollution onto cash... Read more
Government taskforce set up to tackle economic crime

The chancellor and the home secretary have set up a taskforce to tackle economic crime.
Universal credit u-turn avoids ‘cruellest benefit cut in history’

The government has side-stepped “the cruellest benefit cut in history” with the latest universal... Read more
NGO calls for more consistent social care assessments

Central government does not have “sufficient oversight” of social care needs assessments across... Read more

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