Oliver Rudgewick

PF reporter

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Recent articles

Nottingham’s finance capacity a ‘significant weakness’

Historic under-resourcing of Nottingham City Council’s finance department has weakened the... Read more
Liverpool reveals scale of bad debt

The failure to regularly review historic debts means Liverpool City Council may have to write off... Read more
Local government funding reform ‘needed now more than ever’

The lowest-funded councils have called for “fundamental change” to the way local government is... Read more
GLA unveils free school meals scheme

London mayor Sadiq Khan has pledged £130m of funding to provide free school meals for every primary... Read more
Social care investment key to tackling NHS backlog, leaders say

Higher spending on preventative care is crucial to reducing the demand on the NHS, council leaders... Read more
Housing refugees: Government should stop ‘reinventing the wheel’ with each crisis

Councils will continue to struggle to afford housing for refugees without a funded central... Read more
Letter from auditors – ‘final straw’ for resigning council leader – published

A council’s external auditors threatened to launch a statutory intervention if last-minute budget... Read more
Scottish teachers reject latest pay offer

Scotland’s largest teaching union has rejected a pay offer it labelled insufficient, and signalled... Read more
Council warns of ‘significant’ staffing reduction

Fears over a £61m funding gap next year have prompted Glasgow City Council to propose a significant... Read more
Croydon asks for more help to balance books

Concerns over a “completely unsustainable” financial position have forced the London Borough of... Read more

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