Don Peebles

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Don Peebles

Head of CIPFA UK policy & technical

Recent articles

Home truths - lessons from the Priti Patel 'bullying' row

An investigation into the behaviour of the UK’s home secretary provides pointers for public finance... Read more
Financial reporting still plays a vital role

The Financial Reporting Advisory Board has considered options to report financial positions while... Read more
This week’s Spending Round was a short-sighted sigh of relief

Although education had some certainty for the next three years, other public services did not and... Read more
Local authorities must tread carefully with commercialisation

Councils are still being called on to do more with less but the move towards investment in... Read more
Scotland forging its own fiscal future through tax changes

Tax changes in Scotland is just one of the topics on the agenda at this year’s Public Finance Live... Read more
Standing up for what’s right

CIPFA has issued a new statement of professional practice but local action is equally important in... Read more
The public interest is everyone’s interest

Evidence that acting in the public interest is becoming increasingly difficult is why we... Read more
Save your bacon through financial resilience

With austerity likely to continue, organisations need to be strong enough to build savings and stay... Read more
Scottish education reforms are fraught with financial challenges

Holyrood's plan to remove education funding from local authorities ramps up financial risk and... Read more
Sturgeon’s local tax reforms look like progress

The Scottish Government’s planned overhaul of council tax has disappointed many, but it is... Read more

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