Oliver Rudgewick

PF reporter

Email: [email protected]

Recent articles

IFS warns over ‘extremely ambitious’ NHS workforce strategy

The long-awaited NHS long-term workforce plan will fail to meet ambitious productivity targets... Read more
Scottish tax growth not enough to avoid grant reduction

Unexpected tax growth in Scotland was not enough to avoid the removal of £390m of block grant... Read more
‘There is nothing left’: SIGOMA warns of S114 risks

A “completely broken” local government funding system has put 21 councils at risk of issuing... Read more
Birmingham to give all staff option to resign

Staff are being invited to voluntarily resign at Birmingham City Council as the authority struggles... Read more
LGA questions value of Oflog data collection

The statistics collected by the Office for Local Government “do not add value” beyond the current... Read more
Council set to wind down housing company

Rising interest rates and government restrictions on commercial developments have prompted Mid... Read more
Audit Wales: council exposed to increased fraud risk

Weaknesses including a dearth of counter-fraud specialists have put Newport City Council at higher... Read more
Council reserves a ‘challenging political issue’

Falling council reserves are pushing many towards issuing a Section 114 notice, but people in... Read more
Middlesbrough warns of Section 114 risk

A projected £11.6m overspend would nearly wipe out Middlesbrough Council’s useable reserves and... Read more
Scottish public deficit continues to fall

Record oil and gas income in Scotland helped to close the gap between money raised and spent on... Read more

Pages

Top