James Richards

is a freelance journalist

Recent articles

Planning systems favour developers over communities, LGIU survey finds

Almost three-quarters of local councils believe that the planning system is weighted too heavily in... Read more
Income inequality falls to 30-year low but generation gap widens

Income inequality fell to its lowest level since 1986 at the end of the last financial year, the... Read more
HMRC: estate cost-cutting plan was “unrealistic”

HM Revenue & Customs has admitted that a multi-million pound project to reduce the costs of... Read more
May vows to address nation's hidden mental health problems

Prime Minister Theresa May has promised to tackle the “hidden injustice” of mental... Read more
Taking Scottish schools out of council control ramps up financial risk, CIPFA warns

Proposals to reform the Scottish education system could expose schools to significant financial... Read more
Devolve immigration powers to UK regions, say parliamentarians

The government should consider devolving responsibility for immigration policy to the UK’s... Read more
Youngsters set to be more reliant on inherited wealth, says IFS

Younger generations are likely to inherit more wealth than their predecessors, while inheritances... Read more
FDA slams failure to defend civil service neutrality as top EU mandarin quits

The union for senior public servants has weighed into the row over Sir Ivan Rogers' sudden... Read more
Gender pay gap endures for millennials

Young ‘millennial’ women are likely to earn significantly less than their male... Read more
Plots allocated for first garden villages

The locations of the first 14 garden villages and three more garden towns were confirmed yesterday.

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