Oliver Rudgewick

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Recent articles

NAO: pandemic’s ‘substantial’ rise in fraud risks increasing tolerance for lost money

Reported fraud nearly quadrupling in the wake of Covid-19, and the fact that the government looks... Read more
Scottish Councils must learn lessons from Covid underspend

Scotland spent less than it might have done in the first two years of Covid-19, and the nation’s... Read more
Northern Ireland warned of ‘difficult decisions’ next year

Big overspends this year will lead to sharp real-terms cuts for Northern Irish departments next... Read more
Social housing probe launched

MPs have opened an investigation into the financial pressures facing English social housing... Read more
School capital funding ‘falls well short’

Plans to allocate £2.5bn of funding to improve school and college buildings and support more school... Read more
HS2 station set to exceed budget

Delivering the Euston terminus of HS2 will cost almost double its budget despite changes to the... Read more
Welsh Government ‘mismanagement’ behind Covid-19 underspend

The Welsh Government repaid £155m to Westminster when it should have been spent on supporting... Read more
IFS warns over delaying state pension age increase

Delaying the increase to the state pension age could cost the government £60bn, researchers at the... Read more
Combined authority lacks ‘philosophical purpose’

Poor understanding of the responsibilities and vision of the West of England Combined Authority is... Read more
Public health services under threat if NHS pay offer not funded, councils warn

Local leaders have warned they will have to cut public health services if the government does not... Read more

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