New prime minister Liz Truss has selected her first cabinet, but a leadership expert has warned that her focus on appointing political allies could hinder the government’s ability to implement change.
This week’s local elections packed a few surprises. PF examines the results in authorities whose finance departments have been in the news during recent months.
Local authorities in England will receive around £15m in additional funding to help hold safe council elections, after the government confirmed polling will take place on 6 May.
Boris Johnson must use his large parliamentary majority to push through sustainable funding settlements for public services in need, writes CIPFA chief executive Rob Whiteman.
After last night’s historic win, Boris Johnson’s government is now left to deliver on their mandate to get Brexit done and finish what they started. But that isn't all they need to do, writes Local...
The Conservatives’ funding plans for local government will lead to “further retrenchment” in council services, according to analysis by the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
Labour has launched manifestos in every region of England to “bring wealth, power and prosperity to every community after years of neglect”, the party has said.
Both Labour and the Conservatives are not being honest with the electorate over tax and spend pledges in their manifestos, the Institute for Fiscal Studies has said.
The Liberal Democrats have pledged to invest £35bn in health and social care over the next five years via a one pence increase to the basic rate of income tax.
PF in association with CIPFA has created a ‘promisometer’ to which spending pledges by the three main parties will be added ahead of the election on 12 December.
