Oliver Rudgewick

PF reporter

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Recent articles

Manchester to scrap solar farm investment

Manchester City Council is set to shelve a proposed purchase of a solar farm amid concerns over the... Read more
Council fears over loss of Homes England funding

Medway Council has warned the proposed removal of a £170m infrastructure grant will risk its... Read more
Government warned of further NI cuts

Northern Ireland’s civil servants have warned that “sub-optimal” budgets will lead to further cuts... Read more
NAO: NHS productivity problem leaves emergency services struggling

The fall in productivity since the onset of Covid-19 has meant the NHS has been unable to “secure... Read more
Councils increasingly reliant on reserves to meet care overspends

Almost three-quarters of councils in England have used reserves to pay for ballooning adult social... Read more
Thurrock collapse shows councillors need finance training

The lack of internal scrutiny ahead of Thurrock Council’s collapse proves the importance of... Read more
Council reveals £100m cost of flawed IT system adoption

Birmingham City Council is set to spend £100m to stabilise a new IT system to clear an accounting... Read more
Councils forced to cut capital projects as savings demands mount

Critical plans to rebuild communities are on being put on hold or scrapped as budget pressures pile...
Net zero power targets ‘implausible’, expert says

Ambitious Labour and Conservative plans to decarbonise the UK power sector will fail without a... Read more
Lead inspector: ‘Nobody’ saw Thurrock collapse coming

The avoidance of scrutiny created an “unconscious incompetence”, says McArdle

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