Rachel Willcox

Freelance journalist

Recent articles

Eye-catching LGPS surpluses do not necessarily equate to funding strength, advisor claims

The Local Government Pension Scheme has performed well through a period of exceptional economic... Read more
Government pledges to accept Hodge Review of Arts Council England recommendations

A new statutory duty for councils to prepare cultural strategies every five years could soon be... Read more
Back civil servants to ‘rewire Whitehall’, Fabian Society urges

Artificial intelligence could slash routine administration, free up time for higher-value work and... Read more
Revised CIPFA/IFAC governance framework aims to boost practical guidance

CIPFA and the International Federation of Accountants have said their latest international... Read more
PAC urges beefed up data analytics capability to tackle fraud and error

Inadequate digital leadership and fragmented data are thwarting efforts to tackle fraud and error... Read more
Local government staff 2026-27 pay offer tabled

Council employees have been offered a pay increase of 3.3% from 1 April, in a move met with... Read more
First wave of LGR decisions divides opinion

The first wave of local government reorganisation decisions has divided opinion, after many of the... Read more
Generation X pension saving crisis looms, think-tank warns

Over half of Generation X in the UK is failing to save enough for their retirement, according to... Read more
Third Covid inquiry report presents urgent recommendations

Wide-ranging reform of the UK’s health system is needed to improve the response to a future... Read more
Think-tank calls for £3.7bn of energy bill support

A new social tariff rather than costly universal support should be considered to deliver help to... Read more

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