Kerry Lorimer

Freelance journalist

Recent articles

Larger houses needed for social rent to tackle ‘worrying’ overcrowding

More larger homes must be built in the social rented sector to combat ‘worrying’ levels of... Read more
“Messy and inefficient” bid system puts culture funding under threat

Around £1bn in cultural funding is at threat because of strained council budgets and the “messy and... Read more
Government urged to hand council tax powers to local authorities

Local authorities should be given the power to set council tax rates as part of a major shake-up to... Read more
Doubt cast on robustness of Welsh councils’ performance reports

Welsh councils have been criticised for failing to take proper account of what people in local... Read more
Mandatory housing targets in drive for 1.5m new homes

Local housebuilding targets are to become mandatory as part of an overhaul of the planning system... Read more
Councils urged to put health and wellbeing at the heart of planning

New guidance has been issued to encourage councils to integrate health and wellbeing into planning... Read more
SEND ‘an existential threat to the financial sustainability of local government’

A looming £5bn crisis in SEND funding is threatening the financial sustainability of local... Read more
Mortgage rate rises tip 320,000 more people into poverty

Over 300,000 people have been pushed into poverty by rising mortgage interest rates, according to a... Read more
Councils face 'unsustainable' financial squeeze in face of record homelessness

Local authorities are being put under unsustainable financial pressure by their duty to tackle... Read more
Ending the taboo of the menopause in the workplace

Thousands of women leave public sector jobs every year as a result of the menopause. Finally, the... Read more

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