As the date for the UK’s exit from the EU fast approaches, central government needs to give local authorities more long-term certainty, says CIPFA chief executive Rob Whiteman.
Housing associations, councils and the mayor of London have called on the government to hand over £5.2bn to protect housing in the capital against the impact of a no deal Brexit.
A no-deal Brexit risks pushing Scotland into recession, doubling unemployment and creating a “major dislocation” to the economy, according to the Scottish Government’s chief economist.
The chancellor’s claim that the Brexit agreement would bring a ‘deal dividend’ to keep taxes low and support public services is “not credible”, a group of MPs has said.
With the date for the UK’s departure from the EU approaching local authorities are drawing up contingency plans. But do they have the cash to fund them? Dominic Brady investigates.
The £35m of funding councils in England will share to help them cope with Brexit is only half of what the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government asked for.
An increasing number of major government projects risk going over budget because of the government’s preoccupation with Brexit, a think-tank has warned.
Local authorities need to be prepared for any form of exit from the EU and now is the time to “double down” on devolution efforts, a CIPFA panel discussion has heard.
Brexit could usher in one of history’s occasional political realignments, with two new parties emerging from the chaos, says the Daily Telegraph’s chief leader writer Philip Johnston.
Like farmers, we need to monitor the signs carefully and plan accordingly to take control where we can and improve our odds of success, says financial adviser Bob Swarup.
The stockpiling of goods by firms ahead of Brexit could provide a short term fillip to the Scottish economy, according to the Scottish Government’s chief economist.
Fiscal devolution and a reconfiguration of political economy in localities will become the battleground of domestic policy in the post-Brexit general election, argues Jonathan Werran.
