Kerry Lorimer

Freelance journalist

Recent articles

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
Prisons crisis fix needed ‘within days of the election’

The next government will have just days to avert a crisis in the prison service, with English and... Read more
Districts want council tax flexibility, devolution and other powers from new government

Council tax referendum limits should be raised to at least 10% next year as a first step to... Read more
IFS warns Labour not to ‘over-claim’ benefits from employment rights plans

Labour’s promise of beefed-up employment rights should not be seen as a “free lunch” for workers,... Read more
Localis: Labour and Tories share ‘common neglect’ of council capacity issues

Both main parties have ducked the crucial questions of local government capacity, planning reform... Read more

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