Kerry Lorimer

Freelance journalist

Recent articles

IfG: Reeves improved Spending Review process but some of her claims still need work

The government has been told it should do more to reform the “outdated and inadequate” way in which... Read more
Surrey reorganisation consultation opens and Woking debt decision coming

The scale of Woking Borough Council’s initial bailout will be finalised in September, the... Read more
Reasonable, but pressure remains: what the Spending Review means for councils

Councils have warned that they will remain under “severe financial pressure” despite a more... Read more
Green Book updated to encourage growth-boosting investment across regions

No region will have Treasury guidance “wielded against them”, the chancellor has promised as she... Read more
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

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