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6 Dec 21
Integrated care boards are set to take more power over NHS resources in April next year. A survey of trust leaders shows support for the move – but has outlined a number of pitfalls that must be...
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6 Dec 21
Public bodies are sitting on assets worth billions of pounds, much of which is not accounted for in balance sheets.
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3 Dec 21
Investing in energy clocks could help cities to slash both their emissions and utility bills, says Olamide Oguntoye from the Tony Blair Foundation.
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29 Nov 21
Extra spending on technology is welcome – but it must be accompanied by proper analysis of the outcomes delivered, says Jeffrey Matsu.
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26 Nov 21
Is creating a new council-owned company always the right answer? Joanne Pitt reveals the three questions that leaders need to ask before proceeding.
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23 Nov 21
Public Accounts Committee chair Meg Hillier and HCLG committee chair Clive Betts take issue with recent findings by the Financial Reporting Council on local authority audit.
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19 Nov 21
The Office for National Statistics is helping drive forward international efforts to help governments go ‘beyond GDP’ in measuring human progress, says Richard Heys.
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16 Nov 21
As interest rates expectations change we observe a wider spread of pricing in the “LA to LA” market. Does this represent an opportunity for borrowers and investors?
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15 Nov 21
Councils failing to meet their legal requirement to properly 'have regard' to revised Prudential and Treasury Management Codes risk provoking further central government intervention in the...
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15 Nov 21
CIPFA is again consulting on changes to the Prudential and Treasury Management Codes with the expectation that revised guidance will be in place by December 2021.
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12 Nov 21
Carbon taxes do not need to hurt the poorest – but policymakers must be more transparent with the public
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8 Nov 21
Extra cash from the new health and social care levy is welcome, but does not solve the acute issues facing the UK’s health system, says Amelia Chong.
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5 Nov 21
Councils with PFI contracts need to consider a number of implications resulting from the transition to a new benchmark interest rate, says David Moore.
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3 Nov 21
UK prime minister Boris Johnson’s promise of a high- wage economy creates difficult issues for local authorities, says Tony Travers.
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29 Oct 21
Despite rumours to the contrary, changes to CIPFA’s Prudential and Treasury Management Codes mean councils must re-examine their investment strategies, says Richard Lloyd-Bithell.
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29 Oct 21
Calls to replace council tax and stamp duty with a wealth tax should be rejected due to negative consequences for local government finance, says Chris Buss.
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28 Oct 21
There is no need for the Bank of England to put its foot on the brakes of recovery by increasing interest rates, says Mark Pickering.
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28 Oct 21
A much-welcomed increase in resources cannot paper over the cracks in the way central government delivers much of its funding for local government, says CIPFA chief executive Rob Whiteman.
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27 Oct 21
Tax rises included in chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Autumn 2021 Budget could be preparing the way for a cut in rates before the next election, says Dan Corry.
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27 Oct 21
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has defied expectations by delivering a Budget that would not have looked out of place if it had been announced by New Labour, says Jonathan Werran.
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22 Oct 21
Fiscal policy has already helped mitigate the impact of two economic calamities this century – but it shares responsibility for economies’ growing exposure to risk, says OBR head Richard Hughes.
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14 Oct 21
The government's response to its consultation on the cost control mechanism for public pension schemes leaves a number of unanwered questions, says Barry McKay.
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8 Oct 21
A new economic standard being introduced into the UK National Accounts radically changes what we thought we knew about the productivity puzzle, explains Richard Heys from the Office for National...
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7 Oct 21
Targets for reducing carbon emissions mean the need for a new relationship between public bodies and their suppliers
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4 Oct 21
With summer drawing to a close, minds turn toward the remaining months of 2021 and what lies ahead. Some may already be thinking of December’s festivities, but it will also be a month of ...
6 Dec 21Integrated care boards are set to take more power over NHS resources in April next year. A survey of trust leaders shows support for the move – but has outlined a number of pitfalls that must be...
6 Dec 21Public bodies are sitting on assets worth billions of pounds, much of which is not accounted for in balance sheets.
3 Dec 21Investing in energy clocks could help cities to slash both their emissions and utility bills, says Olamide Oguntoye from the Tony Blair Foundation.
29 Nov 21Extra spending on technology is welcome – but it must be accompanied by proper analysis of the outcomes delivered, says Jeffrey Matsu.
26 Nov 21Is creating a new council-owned company always the right answer? Joanne Pitt reveals the three questions that leaders need to ask before proceeding.
23 Nov 21Public Accounts Committee chair Meg Hillier and HCLG committee chair Clive Betts take issue with recent findings by the Financial Reporting Council on local authority audit.
19 Nov 21The Office for National Statistics is helping drive forward international efforts to help governments go ‘beyond GDP’ in measuring human progress, says Richard Heys.
16 Nov 21As interest rates expectations change we observe a wider spread of pricing in the “LA to LA” market. Does this represent an opportunity for borrowers and investors?
15 Nov 21Councils failing to meet their legal requirement to properly 'have regard' to revised Prudential and Treasury Management Codes risk provoking further central government intervention in the...
15 Nov 21CIPFA is again consulting on changes to the Prudential and Treasury Management Codes with the expectation that revised guidance will be in place by December 2021.
12 Nov 21Carbon taxes do not need to hurt the poorest – but policymakers must be more transparent with the public
8 Nov 21Extra cash from the new health and social care levy is welcome, but does not solve the acute issues facing the UK’s health system, says Amelia Chong.
5 Nov 21Councils with PFI contracts need to consider a number of implications resulting from the transition to a new benchmark interest rate, says David Moore.
3 Nov 21UK prime minister Boris Johnson’s promise of a high- wage economy creates difficult issues for local authorities, says Tony Travers.
29 Oct 21Despite rumours to the contrary, changes to CIPFA’s Prudential and Treasury Management Codes mean councils must re-examine their investment strategies, says Richard Lloyd-Bithell.
29 Oct 21Calls to replace council tax and stamp duty with a wealth tax should be rejected due to negative consequences for local government finance, says Chris Buss.
28 Oct 21There is no need for the Bank of England to put its foot on the brakes of recovery by increasing interest rates, says Mark Pickering.
27 Oct 21Tax rises included in chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Autumn 2021 Budget could be preparing the way for a cut in rates before the next election, says Dan Corry.
27 Oct 21Chancellor Rishi Sunak has defied expectations by delivering a Budget that would not have looked out of place if it had been announced by New Labour, says Jonathan Werran.
22 Oct 21Fiscal policy has already helped mitigate the impact of two economic calamities this century – but it shares responsibility for economies’ growing exposure to risk, says OBR head Richard Hughes.
14 Oct 21The government's response to its consultation on the cost control mechanism for public pension schemes leaves a number of unanwered questions, says Barry McKay.
7 Oct 21Targets for reducing carbon emissions mean the need for a new relationship between public bodies and their suppliers
4 Oct 21With summer drawing to a close, minds turn toward the remaining months of 2021 and what lies ahead. Some may already be thinking of December’s festivities, but it will also be a month of ...
