Oliver Rudgewick

PF reporter

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Recent articles

Government urged to scrap infrastructure levy reforms

Proposals for a new levy for developer contributions could hamper local planning, stifle investment... Read more
Union sounds warning over police budget cuts in Scotland

Cuts to Scottish policing budgets will lead to the redundancy of hundreds of workers and put... Read more
CIPFA: Thurrock report underlines risks of ‘unique’ investment strategies

A damning independent report on Thurrock Council’s investments highlights the risk of these... Read more
Thurrock services need to be stripped back to statutory minimum, says new report

Thurrock Council will need to cut services back to near the statutory minimum after “repeated... Read more
Government to fund pay rise for council healthcare services

English councils have welcomed a government pledge to fully fund a pay rise for NHS contracted... Read more
Authority has ‘little room to manoeuvre’ amid budget cuts

Dwindling reserves and the need to make more than £50m of cuts to balance the 2023-24 budget have... Read more
Scottish government poverty reduction targets in jeopardy

Plans to sharply lower the level of child poverty in Scotland will fail without significant... Read more
Council warned over financial stability

The cost of refinancing Warrington Borough Council’s debt could put services at risk, opposition... Read more
Council urged to address low reserves

Low reserve balances and rising costs are a risk to Eastbourne Borough Council, a Local Government... Read more
Housing associations’ ‘narrow focus’ on property sales harming quality

The UK’s social housing model is too reliant on providers making sales to generate income, creating... Read more

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