Mark Smulian

is a freelance journalist

Recent articles

News analysis: Watered-down HS2 plans hit regeneration ambitions

Leaders in the north of England say the scaling back of government rail plans is a hammer blow to... Read more
Scepticism over social care ‘fix’

A new levy to help users pay for social care provision could result in additional strains on UK... Read more
News analysis: The councils selling property due to homeworking

Some UK councils got into hot water over buying property - could the same happen to those selling... Read more
News analysis: Poll tactics muddy funding message

Councils spurning the full council tax rise available for 2021-22 could be creating a rod for the... Read more
Material concern: The financial implications of changes in the waste market

With developing countries increasingly rejecting waste from the West, local authorities face... Read more
News analysis: Shrinking ambitions for Spending Review?

Is chancellor Rishi Sunak likely to opt for another one-year spending round, and how constrained... Read more
Hammond calls for action on ‘dirty money’

Chancellor Philip Hammond has urged meetings of the G7 and International Monetary Fund in... Read more
EU exit bill estimate could be too low, NAO suggests

The Treasury’s estimate of the cost of the UK’s ‘divorce’ from the European Union is reasonable but... Read more
Academy leaders cast doubt on effect of autonomy

A third of academy leaders believe autonomy from local government has made no difference, while... Read more
Cash boost for Scots councils for road repairs

Scotland’s 32 councils are to get extra funds for roads maintenance following this winter’s... Read more

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