Kerry Lorimer

Freelance journalist

Recent articles

Continuing uncertainty over SEND funding crisis even after Spending Review

Prolonged uncertainty in the wake of the Spending Review over the handling of mounting high needs... Read more
Think-tank: Health and defence spending could squeeze other services at Spending Review

Pressure to increase health and defence spending will make cuts to other public services hard to... Read more
CIPFA warns LGPS pooling deadline might be unrealistic

The deadline to pool assets under the Local Government Pension Scheme may be unrealistic, while... Read more
Serious Fraud Office investigates alleged wrongdoing against Thurrock

The company through which Thurrock Council invested millions of pounds in a green energy scheme is... Read more
Government ‘open to discussions’ about financial flexibility in funding reorganisation

Councils may be able to borrow or make flexible use of capital receipts to foot the bill for local... Read more
AI trial suggests civil servants could free up two weeks of work per year

Civil servants who used artificial intelligence for routine administrative tasks freed up the... Read more
Reeves decries Covid contracts as £762m of PPE losses uncovered

Pandemic-era contracts for unsuitable personal protective equipment cost the government £1.4bn, of... Read more
Reform’s Kent ‘audit’ must not damage trust and relationships – Mapley

“Threats and ultimatums” issued in a bid to root out wasteful council spending would ... Read more
‘Make or break’: County and rural council fears ahead of Spending Review

The government faces a warning that the Spending Review will “make or break” council budgets with... Read more
Scottish Fiscal Commission warns of £2bn benefits pressure as spending set to outstrip funding

The Scottish Government faces “significant pressures” on spending despite modest funding growth... Read more

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