Kerry Lorimer

Freelance journalist

Recent articles

Open all hours: Nurturing the night-time economy

Politicians are waking up to the value of the night-time economy and the role it plays in... Read more
Bold designs: Interview with Accounts Commission chair Jo Armstrong

As chair of the Accounts Commission, Jo Armstrong wants to encourage Scotland’s ‘beleaguered’ local... Read more
Councils waiting for SEND support reform as home-to-school transport costs soar

Councils are struggling to meet their legal duty to provide home-to-school transport in the face of... Read more
‘Fragmented’ bus funding has held services back, PAC finds

Funding for bus services has been “short-term, fragmented and poorly targeted”, hindering... Read more
Councils need commercial expertise to maximise PPP effectiveness – Localis

A lack of commercial expertise within councils is contributing to the failure of public private... Read more
CIPFA maps out how to quantify preventative spending

Analysis has set out for the first time how preventative spending can be quantified, and... Read more
£500m Woking debt support announced as Surrey reorganisation plans confirmed

Debt-ridden Woking Borough Council is to receive an initial bailout of £500m as the government gave... Read more
MPs criticise ‘unacceptable’ lack of asylum accommodation oversight

The Home Office has been accused of squandering billions on a “failed, chaotic and expensive”... Read more
Scottish Government sets out council tax reform options

Major reforms to council tax that would see up to six new bands introduced will be considered by... Read more
Welsh budget will struggle to deliver ‘business as usual’, warns IFS

The Welsh Government has been warned that its budget plans put at risk service provision and the... Read more

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