Oliver Rudgewick

PF reporter

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Recent articles

Lack of fiscal rules a ‘major source of uncertainty’

The UK government’s lack of fiscal rules and strategy to tackle record debt are a “major source of... Read more
Back in the fold: Barnet's experience bringing services back in house

Former outsourcing trailblazer the London Borough of Barnet has brought some of its services ... Read more
Health board running costs remain a risk

NHS Tayside’s high running costs remain a risk, although the health board has improved its... Read more
Library spending drops by £20m

Spending on libraries in the UK dropped by nearly £20m less last year, according to research by... Read more
Pandemic complications hit audit performance

More than half of local authority audit opinions for 2019-20 missed the extended 30 November... Read more
Network Rail infrastructure budget drops by £1bn

The government has confirmed that Network Rail’s infrastructure budget for the next four years will... Read more
Sunak: Government debt could be ‘problematic’

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has warned that servicing the government’s record debt could become “... Read more
Local authority building acquisition halves

Local authorities’ spending on buying property has fallen more than half following the outbreak of... Read more
Government approves £825m Crossrail loan

The Department for Transport has approved a £825m loan to the Transport for London to help complete... Read more
Croydon issues second section 114 notice

The London Borough of Croydon has issued a second section 114 notice after it was unable to make... Read more

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