Dominic Brady

PF reporter.
Left in February 2020.

Recent articles

Charities frustrated over social care green paper delay

Charities have expressed disappointment over the government’s decision to delay the adult... Read more
ONS student loans change adds £12bn to deficit

The national deficit will increase by £12bn when the Office for National Statistics changes ... Read more
‘Dickensian’ poverty increasingly prevalent in schools

Increasing levels of child poverty are affecting children and young people’s education, with... Read more
Police funding increase is ‘short-term buck passing’

The government has been accused of “passing the buck” by funding police via council tax increases.
Couple sentenced for ‘emergency service’ publishing fraud

A married couple have been sentenced after attempting to defraud companies by selling false... Read more
Dismay at lack of sustainability in local government finance settlement

Austerity is not yet over for local government, representatives said as they criticised the... Read more
‘Challenging’ settlement delivers 2.8% more for local government

Councils’ spending power could rise to £46.4bn next year, a real-terms increase, local government... Read more
Isolated older people found to use health services more often

Tackling loneliness in older people could reduce strain on NHS services, data analysis by the... Read more
Mackay unveils funding boost for Scottish public services

The Scottish finance secretary has announced a raft of funding increases for public services but... Read more
Interserve ‘not another Carillion’, says Manzoni

A top civil servant has played down suggestions that a Carillion-style collapse of Interserve might... Read more

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