Oliver Rudgewick

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Recent articles

Brighton warned of ‘concerning and significant’ budget gap

The reliance on reserves to balance budgets and an “ambitious” medium-term savings strategy are... Read more
Plymouth seeking capitalisation direction to fix pension dispute

The potential for an auditor intervention over the accounting for a £70m loan has forced Plymouth... Read more
Gove set to send commissioners to Birmingham

Longstanding governance issues and a recent Section 114 notice have prompted levelling up secretary... Read more
Birmingham set for statutory recommendations from auditors

Concerns over the speed of fixing a faltering IT system and potentially discriminatory pay... Read more
Scottish council tax reforms ‘effectively pointless’, says think-tank

Proposals to raise council tax rates for properties in the highest bands in Scotland shy away from... Read more
County reveals £46m funding gap

Financial pressures at Derbyshire County Council are “greater than ever experienced before” and... Read more
Council to progress with four-day working week

South Cambridgeshire District Council will defy ministerial complaints and continue a four-day... Read more
Councils could face multi-billion-pound equal pay costs

Hidden liabilities totalling billions of pounds could be awaiting local authorities who have not... Read more
Slough intervention at ‘pivot point’, commissioners say

Government-appointed commissioners at Slough Borough Council have warned their intervention will... Read more
Failing property investments put council’s finances at risk

Faltering retail investments have saddled a council in levelling up secretary Michael Gove’s... Read more

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