Kerry Lorimer

Freelance journalist

Recent articles

Calls made for Household Support Fund to be extended again to protect vulnerable people

Welfare funding at almost three in five councils will not be replaced if an £820m hardship scheme... Read more
GDP rebound continues in Q2

The economy has continued its bounce back from recession after growing 0.6% in the three months to... Read more
Oil and gas revenue fall hurts Scottish public finances

Scotland’s public spending deficit has risen to £22.7bn following a dramatic fall in oil and gas... Read more
Councils urged to tighten compliance with charity law

Local authorities have been warned that they face a “significant administrative headache” if they... Read more
Record number of children in temporary accommodation

Councils are facing another homelessness crisis as new figures show record numbers of children are... Read more
‘Concerted effort’ needed to tear down investment barriers

The Government has been urged to break down the barriers to investment if it wants to increase the... Read more
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

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