Oliver Rudgewick

PF reporter

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Recent articles

IFS: striking experienced teachers hit with 12% pay cut

The improved teachers’ pay offer will do little to reverse the real-terms cut to salaries since... Read more
Councils ‘better-placed’ to deliver welfare spending than DWP

Better knowledge of local needs means councils could guarantee more value for money from welfare... Read more
‘Cakeism’ hurting levelling up

The government’s flagship ‘levelling up’ policy has so far not effectively funded some of the... Read more
Government yet to learn lessons from Covid-19 business grant fraud and error – PAC

The government has shown “no real signs” of improvements that would prevent it from making the same... Read more
Government gives Northern Ireland ‘flexibility’ on paying back overspend

The Northern Irish Executive will be allowed to pay back a near-£300m overspend over two years... Read more
LGPS valuation gives ‘cause for optimism’

Many Local Government Pension Schemes are in a stronger position than three years ago to meet... Read more
Political will vital for social care reforms

Any ambition to fix the social care sector will fail without sufficient political will to provide a... Read more
Stormont impasse ‘putting services at risk’

The absence of a working Northern Ireland Executive is putting critical government services at risk... Read more
Higher planning fees ‘no silver bullet’

Raising planning fees will do little to alleviate the current issues in the planning system without... Read more
Stronger economic forecast prompts brighter UK rating outlook

Lower-than-expected spending on energy support and the government’s near-total abandonment of last... Read more

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