Oliver Rudgewick

PF reporter

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Recent articles

Gove strengthens Croydon intervention

The failure to meet best value duty has forced the government to step up its intervention in the... Read more
Authority proposes insourcing housing services

Managing housing services within Newcastle City Council could save nearly £1m a year compared with... Read more
NAO: Government won’t meet new hospitals target

Construction delays and overspends on existing developments mean the government will miss its... Read more
CCN: rural bus services in decline as funding goes to urban areas

The failure to provide funding to support rural buses will keep services in a state of “managed... Read more
Levelling up ‘not translated into reality’

The government’s supposed flagship policy of levelling up will fail if councils do not receive... Read more
Central oversight of councils could provide early warnings of crisis, experts say

A central body with powers to oversee local authorities could help prevent disasters similar to the... Read more
Auditors propose qualifying Luton’s accounts over airport expansion

Concerns over how costs of a planned airport expansion were accounted for mean Luton Borough... Read more
Counties call for transferral of Local Enterprise Partnership powers

Giving county councils funding and power to encourage business growth and regional development... Read more
Kent warned of potential S114 notice if it fails to make savings

Failing to deliver £86m of cuts and effectively manage spending would put Kent County Council in a... Read more
OBR paints gloomier picture of public finances

The government will need to adopt permanent tax hikes or spending cuts to avoid debt soaring to... Read more

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