Kerry Lorimer

Freelance journalist

Recent articles

Scottish Government faces spending cuts

The Scottish Government has announced spending cuts of £500m in the face of “enormous and growing”... Read more
Welsh AG: health boards facing financial struggle despite record funding

Concerns have been raised over the financial sustainability of the NHS in Wales after all seven... Read more
North East mayor targets child poverty reduction

The mayor of the North East has set out plans to help parents with the cost of childcare as part of... Read more
Pay deals pose challenge to Scottish Government budget

The Scottish Government will struggle to balance its budget after tying its hands with generous... Read more
Departments’ approach to asylum budgeting ‘clearly not sensible’ – IFS

The Home Office and Treasury have been criticised for the “deeply unsatisfactory” way in which... Read more
Solar farm legal challenge abandoned

A legal challenge against the approval of a £600m solar farm on the Cambridgeshire-Suffolk border... Read more
CCS targets improvement in NHS procurement

A commercial academy is to be launched for NHS staff as part of a £15m initiative to improve... Read more
JRF warns of coming unpaid care crisis

Cross-government action is needed to deal with a crisis in care that will see almost one million... Read more
‘Unclear’ whether digital divide in Scotland remains a priority – report

Action to tackle digital exclusion across Scotland is being undermined by a lack of clear national... Read more
Multi-academy trusts warn of financial vulnerability

More than half of multi-academy trusts see themselves as “financially vulnerable”, with almost four... Read more

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