Rachel Willcox

Freelance journalist

Recent articles

Government must step up response to hospice financial crisis, PAC warns

The government and NHS England have come under fire for failing to address the seriousness and... Read more
LGA: Social housing builds to stall due to budgetary pressures

Housebuilding will suffer despite signs of improvement across social housing finance, with almost... Read more
DBT £377m British Steel intervention under scrutiny

The government has come under fire for its decision to avert the closure of British Steel’s... Read more
London targets infrastructure to keep pace with AI boom

London must expand its electrical capacity and increase investment in its energy infrastructure if... Read more
State to fund more jobs for young people in push to solve NEET problem

A £3,000 wage subsidy for employers taking on young unemployed people and changes to the... Read more
Local government reorganisation will increase cyber risks, councils warn

Councils have expressed concerns about growing cyber risks resulting from local government... Read more
Show benefits to North of Northern Powerhouse Rail, NAO urges

The lack of governance arrangements between national and local stakeholders risks derailing the... Read more
Integrate council tax support and universal credit to ‘reduce complexity’ – economists

Integrating working-age council tax support and universal credit would reduce complexity for... Read more
Digital ID consultation shifts focus to public services

The government is asking the public for views on how digital ID could transform public services,... Read more
PAC report questions government consultancy spend pledge

A Public Accounts Committee report has cast doubt on a government pledge to halve the amount it... Read more

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