Oliver Rudgewick

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Recent articles

Thurrock relied too heavily on hedging and investment income, say commissioners

Thurrock Council’s concentrated investment strategy was a failing that resulted in a £470m budget... Read more
DLUHC hunting for commissioners to save failing councils

The government wants potential commissioners and inspectors to put themselves forward to help turn... Read more
Thurrock commissioners find ‘shocking’ funding gap

Failed investments have put Thurrock Council in a grave financial position and facing a deficit of... Read more
Swinney calls for devolution of development funding

The Scottish Government should be given the resources and powers to dictate how levelling up and... Read more
Business rate reform could drive Scottish town regeneration

Reforming local taxation to include surcharges on out-of-town businesses could help to arrest... Read more
Government care funding approach tipped to ‘compound problems’

The government’s approach of funding social care simply in order to relieve the NHS shows it has... Read more
Deprived authorities miss out in Autumn Statement

Measures in the Autumn Statement favour councils in well-off areas that already raise lots of money... Read more
Economists sceptical about long-term spending plans in Autumn Statement

Autumn Statement plans to keep public bodies’ spending tight from 2025 onwards are unlikely to... Read more
Audit Scotland: ministers ‘urgently’ need to reform public services

The Scottish Government must close the “major implementation gap” between policy ambitions and... Read more
Autumn statement: Omission of pay deals in Hunt’s speech does ‘nothing’ to change strikers’ minds

The absence of any mention of public sector pay deals in Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement leave... Read more

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