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18 Mar 22
Speaking to the press for the first time about his controversial spell as communities secretary, Lord Pickles says he is relaxed about the unpicking of his austerity legacy.
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4 Mar 22
In the first of a two-part interview with Lord Pickles, chair of the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments (ACOBA), the former communities secretary discusses the current state of standards in...
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4 Feb 22
The local government audit crisis means is compounding local government’s financial difficulties, says Public Accounts Committee chair, Dame Meg Hillier.
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3 Feb 22
Institute for Fiscal Studies director Paul Johnson tells PF that the ambitious nature of the ‘levelling up’ white paper is both a strength and a potential weakness.
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21 Jan 22
In December, MP Margaret Hodge announced that she will not stand for parliament at the next general election. The former Public Accounts Committee chair speaks to PF about her worry that the UK is in...
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14 Dec 21
PF speaks to Duncan Whitfield, strategic director of finance and governance at the London Borough of Southwark about the treasury management challenges he faces as part of his role.
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5 Nov 21
As Glasgow hosts COP26, council leader Susan Aitken is seeking to lure green investors to the city.
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8 Oct 21
Inaugural chair Hardev Virdee is determined to ensure that a new NHS finance academy helps the health finance profession better reflect the communities it serves
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23 Sep 21
PF speaks to Michael Hudson, chief finance officer and section 151 officer at Worcestershire County Council, to discusses the treasury management challenges he faces as part of his role.
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16 Jul 21
New CIPFA president Mike Driver leads the UK government’s Covid-19 managed quarantine programme. Post-pandemic, the skills of public finance professionals will be needed like never before, he says.
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12 Jul 21
Hala Audi, chief executive of the Trinity Challenge, discussed big data and working across boundaries at last week’s Public Finance Live conference. We caught up with her to hear about how her...
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26 Mar 21
A future Labour government would reverse the current government’s profligate use of public cash, says shadow chief secretary to the Treasury Bridget Phillipson – but specifics on tax and spending...
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22 Dec 20
Cat Little had a baptism of fire after joining the Treasury in March 2020. From PPE purchasing to November’s Spending Review, controls have remained tight, she says.
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4 Nov 20
Stepping down last month after 10 years in charge, Robert Chote has entrenched the Office for Budget Responsibility as a vital cog in the UK’s fiscal machinery.
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8 Sep 20
As director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, Paul Johnson has overseen a period of ‘extraordinary’ lockdown output from his organisation, charting Covid-19’s economic impact.
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9 Jul 20
CIPFA’s incoming president predicts a shift ‘in the architecture of the public sector’ as he explores how the pandemic could shape the future at the NHS trust he heads up, as well as his role at the...
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8 Jun 20
Although it is barely a year since auditor general Gareth Davies took up his role, Covid-19 has relegated that period to another age and reshaped his priorities for the watchdog’s activities.
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12 Mar 20
PF hears finance secretary Kate Forbes’ plans for a uniquely Scottish approach to economic and welfare policy
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13 Nov 19
Head of the Government Finance Function Mike Driver tells PF of his vision to ‘put finance at the heart of decision-making – driving the agenda, not just keeping score’.
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14 Oct 19
Kerry Lorimer meets Gail Macgregor, resources spokesperson for the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities, who has proved to be a doughty champion for local democracy and fiscal empowerment.
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22 Aug 19
PF’s Dominic Brady talks to Charlotte Pickles soon after her starting as Reform’s director about justice, social care and the one-year Spending Review.
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8 Apr 19
Kate Forbes is clear it is time to ensure there is money to invest in public services, even though this will not be an easy task. The Scottish finance minister talks to Kerry Lorimer.
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8 Mar 19
After 26 years representing his constituents in parliament, Clive Betts has become a part of the Westminster furniture, but, as PF’s Dominic Brady discovers, his passion for local government is far...
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5 Nov 18
Jon Blackburn tells Public Finance how Sydney Opera House is evolving to attract new audiences in a digital age, while a major renovation prepares the venue for the 21st century.
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6 Jul 18
Ahead of his CIPFA conference address, former financier Rishi Sunak talks to PF’s Emily Twinch about how his business background will stand him in good stead as he gets to grips with his local...
18 Mar 22Speaking to the press for the first time about his controversial spell as communities secretary, Lord Pickles says he is relaxed about the unpicking of his austerity legacy.
4 Mar 22In the first of a two-part interview with Lord Pickles, chair of the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments (ACOBA), the former communities secretary discusses the current state of standards in...
4 Feb 22The local government audit crisis means is compounding local government’s financial difficulties, says Public Accounts Committee chair, Dame Meg Hillier.
3 Feb 22Institute for Fiscal Studies director Paul Johnson tells PF that the ambitious nature of the ‘levelling up’ white paper is both a strength and a potential weakness.
21 Jan 22In December, MP Margaret Hodge announced that she will not stand for parliament at the next general election. The former Public Accounts Committee chair speaks to PF about her worry that the UK is in...
14 Dec 21PF speaks to Duncan Whitfield, strategic director of finance and governance at the London Borough of Southwark about the treasury management challenges he faces as part of his role.
5 Nov 21As Glasgow hosts COP26, council leader Susan Aitken is seeking to lure green investors to the city.
8 Oct 21Inaugural chair Hardev Virdee is determined to ensure that a new NHS finance academy helps the health finance profession better reflect the communities it serves
23 Sep 21PF speaks to Michael Hudson, chief finance officer and section 151 officer at Worcestershire County Council, to discusses the treasury management challenges he faces as part of his role.
16 Jul 21New CIPFA president Mike Driver leads the UK government’s Covid-19 managed quarantine programme. Post-pandemic, the skills of public finance professionals will be needed like never before, he says.
12 Jul 21Hala Audi, chief executive of the Trinity Challenge, discussed big data and working across boundaries at last week’s Public Finance Live conference. We caught up with her to hear about how her...
26 Mar 21A future Labour government would reverse the current government’s profligate use of public cash, says shadow chief secretary to the Treasury Bridget Phillipson – but specifics on tax and spending...
22 Dec 20Cat Little had a baptism of fire after joining the Treasury in March 2020. From PPE purchasing to November’s Spending Review, controls have remained tight, she says.
4 Nov 20Stepping down last month after 10 years in charge, Robert Chote has entrenched the Office for Budget Responsibility as a vital cog in the UK’s fiscal machinery.
8 Sep 20As director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, Paul Johnson has overseen a period of ‘extraordinary’ lockdown output from his organisation, charting Covid-19’s economic impact.
9 Jul 20CIPFA’s incoming president predicts a shift ‘in the architecture of the public sector’ as he explores how the pandemic could shape the future at the NHS trust he heads up, as well as his role at the...
8 Jun 20Although it is barely a year since auditor general Gareth Davies took up his role, Covid-19 has relegated that period to another age and reshaped his priorities for the watchdog’s activities.
12 Mar 20PF hears finance secretary Kate Forbes’ plans for a uniquely Scottish approach to economic and welfare policy
13 Nov 19Head of the Government Finance Function Mike Driver tells PF of his vision to ‘put finance at the heart of decision-making – driving the agenda, not just keeping score’.
14 Oct 19Kerry Lorimer meets Gail Macgregor, resources spokesperson for the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities, who has proved to be a doughty champion for local democracy and fiscal empowerment.
22 Aug 19PF’s Dominic Brady talks to Charlotte Pickles soon after her starting as Reform’s director about justice, social care and the one-year Spending Review.
8 Apr 19Kate Forbes is clear it is time to ensure there is money to invest in public services, even though this will not be an easy task. The Scottish finance minister talks to Kerry Lorimer.
8 Mar 19After 26 years representing his constituents in parliament, Clive Betts has become a part of the Westminster furniture, but, as PF’s Dominic Brady discovers, his passion for local government is far...
5 Nov 18Jon Blackburn tells Public Finance how Sydney Opera House is evolving to attract new audiences in a digital age, while a major renovation prepares the venue for the 21st century.
6 Jul 18Ahead of his CIPFA conference address, former financier Rishi Sunak talks to PF’s Emily Twinch about how his business background will stand him in good stead as he gets to grips with his local...
