Dominic Brady

PF reporter.
Left in February 2020.

Recent articles

Counties call for ‘fully costed’ social care cap

A cap on social care must be fully costed to avoid pushing councils closer to “the brink of... Read more
Cash boost supports reform of local enterprise partnerships

The government will give local enterprise partnerships a £20m injection to supercharge economic... Read more
Government agrees to fund negative revenue support grant

The government will cover the £153m cost of negative revenue support grant next year, it has been... Read more
MPs warn on ‘unsustainable’ legal aid cuts

Cuts to legal aid in England and Wales risks “tarnishing” the wider criminal justice system, MPs... Read more
Revised planning framework prompts mixed response from councils

Council leaders have praised the government’s “positive” u-turn on the definition of affordable... Read more
MHCLG lowers business rate retention to 75% in next wave of pilots

The third phase of business rate retention pilots will go ahead with just a 75% retention and the ‘... Read more
IFS puts bill for latest public sector pay rise at £800m

The total cost of the latest public sector pay rises announced by the government for some workers... Read more
Watchdog blasts NHS England outsourcing ‘shambles’

A NHS England primary care contract with Capita has been branded a “shambles” by MPs who are... Read more
Rise in child poverty is double official rate, says think-tank

Child poverty has risen twice as fast as official figures suggest and has been significantly... Read more
Budgets ‘raided’ for public sector pay rise

A trade union leader has attacked the decision to fund pay rises for a million public sector... Read more

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