Kerry Lorimer

Freelance journalist

Recent articles

Councils should get expanded rights to buy back former social homes – think-tank

Councils should be given an expanded “right of first refusal” to buy back homes disposed of under... Read more
Governance overhaul at city council-owned firm following review

A contractor jointly owned by Glasgow City Council has undergone an overhaul of its internal... Read more
Government borrowing lower than OBR forecast in July

Government borrowing was lower than expected in July on the back of swelling tax and national... Read more
Local government funding plans not enough, LGA warns

Plans to overhaul the funding of local government fail to address the extreme financial pressure... Read more
Firms hiked rates amid local audit chaos – researchers

Audit firms hiked hourly costs while the English local authority audit system collapsed,... Read more
LGA expresses ‘serious concerns’ over LGPS reforms

Administrating authorities risk being overloaded by proposals to tackle inequality and... Read more
Research details value of Scottish social housing

The Scottish Government has been urged to build more homes for social rent after research showed... Read more
Scotland’s public spending deficit grows to £26bn

This year’s Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland report has shown a weakening of Scottish... Read more
Southern English pension funds announce preferred pool

Four local authority pension funds left homeless under plans to consolidate the Local Government... Read more
Services and construction boost UK economy

The UK economy grew by a better-than-expected 0.3% in the second quarter of the year, buoyed by... Read more

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