Huw Morris

Freelance journalist

Recent articles

‘Perfect storm’ threatens mass closures of supported homes

Up to 70,000 homes could be lost as “a perfect storm” of funding cuts and rising costs engulfs the... Read more
Councils brace for massive cuts to waste services from carbon taxes

Already-struggling local authorities could face billions of pounds in unavoidable costs from new... Read more
Review finds major government projects fail evaluation tests

Two-thirds of complex and strategically significant government projects have not been properly... Read more
London boroughs face crisis over homelessness overspend

A wave of London boroughs could soon be pushed into financial crisis because skyrocketing... Read more
English and Welsh councils lost more than 30% of staff since 2012

Almost 600,000 staff have left councils across England and Wales since 2012, according to a leading... Read more
Voluntary redundancy scheme sees 300 Department for Transport officials leave

Up to 300 civil servants are expected to leave the Department for Transport under a voluntary exit... Read more
OECD finds international aid drops for first time in five years

International aid from official donors has fallen for the first time in five years, dropping by 7.1... Read more
Councils back government ban on ransomware payments

Local authorities are backing government moves to ban the public sector from making ransomware... Read more
McMahon urged to leave Portsmouth out of local government reorganisation plans

Portsmouth City Council is calling on ministers to leave it out of local government reorganisation... Read more
Environment Agency seeks feedback on ‘polluter pays’ levy

The Environment Agency is consulting on a “polluter pays” levy on water companies for sewage... Read more

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