Oliver Rudgewick

PF reporter

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Recent articles

Woking to ditch infrastructure project

Rising costs and ongoing financial crisis have prompted Woking Borough Council to propose shelving... Read more
Union warns over £3.6bn council funding gap

A growing number of councils are “teetering on the brink” amid rising demand and strained finances... Read more
London borough at risk of S114 this year

Rising service demand following a decade of underfunding has put the London Borough of Havering at... Read more
Council capital projects ‘paused indefinitely’

The continued rise in construction costs and high interest rates have forced some councils to halt... Read more
IPPR: Raise tax to improve public services

Increasing taxes would bring the tax burden in line with other advanced economies and support more... Read more
Scrapping inheritance tax could cost £15bn a year

The government might lose around £15bn a year by 2032 if it decides to ditch inheritance tax,... Read more
Southampton seeks expert help amid S114 warning

An improvement board of senior local government experts will support Southampton City Council amid... Read more
Watchdog warns of rising NHS Wales agency spend

NHS Wales spending on agency staff continued to rise last year as health boards struggled to... Read more
Unions call for £4.4bn school capital funding boost

The government will need to spend an additional £4.4bn a year to reverse the decline in capital... Read more
Social care facing £8.3bn long-term funding gap

Councils will need £8.3bn more funding to meet care demand in 2032-33, but this number would need... Read more

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