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7 Mar 22
Public health grant allocations to councils for 2022-23 raise questions about the government’s commitment to ensuring the nation is prepared for another health crisis, says Jim McManus.
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4 Mar 22
In the latest twist to a long running saga, Newham Council has reached an out of court settlement with Barclays Bank to end litigation relating to a dispute regarding Lender Option Borrower Option (...
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4 Mar 22
The issues of today are tomorrow’s urgent challenges – public finance leaders can help solve them.
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3 Mar 22
Greater financial powers for local authorities combined with greater involvement of existing residents could help solve the UK’s housing crisis
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2 Mar 22
Including all staff members in workplace conversations can help finance departments reach their full potential.
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2 Mar 22
Now is the time for the public sector to fully embrace green purchasing approaches.
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28 Feb 22
An expert explains impact investing and how public sector investors can use it to achieve social goals – and healthy returns
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25 Feb 22
A spreadsheet error came at a high cost but enabled a natural experiment on the UK’s Covid-19 test and trace programme, demonstrating the value of robust data-sharing systems.
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22 Feb 22
A strengthened role for Integrated Care Systems provides an opportunity to make better use of data to improve health outcomes, says Russ Charlesworth.
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18 Feb 22
A number of recent cases show why careful governance of local authority ventures matters.
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17 Feb 22
The cost of living crisis is likely to see more young people spurn higher education so they can start earning money. Radical funding solutions are needed, says Professor Zahir Irani.
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16 Feb 22
Soaring inflation caused by Covid-19 supply chain issues leaves central banks in a quandary over raising interest rates.
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16 Feb 22
While the end of the current financial year is set to be easier than the previous two years, a number of challenges for public sector finance staff remain.
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11 Feb 22
Central banks seem set on tightening monetary policy - but will increased interest rates have the desired impact, asks Nick Keeling?
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11 Feb 22
The government faces four key challenges if it wants to meet its aim of getting Local Government Pension Schemes to step-up investment in regional economies as part of 'levelling up', says...
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10 Feb 22
A behind-the-scenes process to tweak how GDP is calculated could blunt the measure’s ability to harm the environment, says author Ehsan Masood.
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8 Feb 22
Lord Agnew’s dramatic resignation as a minister on the floor of the House of Lords has brought into sharp focus some of the actions the government needs to take on counter fraud.
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4 Feb 22
The government’s white paper fails to address structural reasons for regional inequalities, while offering a a mish-mash of policies and less money than numerous previous initiatives, writes Neil...
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4 Feb 22
The public sector would be justified in wondering if it has been given the scale of resources to match the lofty ambitions laid out in the government’s ‘levelling up’ white paper, says Ben Zaranko.
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3 Feb 22
George Duggins, leader of Coventry City Council outlines the areas by which local authorities will judge the 'levelling up' white paper.
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3 Feb 22
The brilliance of the diagnosis contained in the government's 'levelling up' white paper only serves to highlight the inadequacy of the policy prescriptions that follow, says ...
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28 Jan 22
A senior UK local authority director of resources explores some of the treasury management challenges in financing major regeneration schemes
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26 Jan 22
Negative publicity surrounding recent failures by local authority companies should not be the only factor shaping the rules on where councils can invest their money, argues Chris Buss.
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24 Jan 22
The government’s forthcoming Levelling Up White Paper needs to dispel the impression that the government sees it mainly as a means of channelling investment in physical infrastructure, says Leah...
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21 Jan 22
The UK government seems to have decided it is easier to recoup money paid out in error to the poorest in society than from Covid-19 support scheme fraudsters, says George Turner.
7 Mar 22Public health grant allocations to councils for 2022-23 raise questions about the government’s commitment to ensuring the nation is prepared for another health crisis, says Jim McManus.
4 Mar 22In the latest twist to a long running saga, Newham Council has reached an out of court settlement with Barclays Bank to end litigation relating to a dispute regarding Lender Option Borrower Option (...
4 Mar 22The issues of today are tomorrow’s urgent challenges – public finance leaders can help solve them.
3 Mar 22Greater financial powers for local authorities combined with greater involvement of existing residents could help solve the UK’s housing crisis
2 Mar 22Including all staff members in workplace conversations can help finance departments reach their full potential.
2 Mar 22Now is the time for the public sector to fully embrace green purchasing approaches.
28 Feb 22An expert explains impact investing and how public sector investors can use it to achieve social goals – and healthy returns
25 Feb 22A spreadsheet error came at a high cost but enabled a natural experiment on the UK’s Covid-19 test and trace programme, demonstrating the value of robust data-sharing systems.
22 Feb 22A strengthened role for Integrated Care Systems provides an opportunity to make better use of data to improve health outcomes, says Russ Charlesworth.
18 Feb 22A number of recent cases show why careful governance of local authority ventures matters.
17 Feb 22The cost of living crisis is likely to see more young people spurn higher education so they can start earning money. Radical funding solutions are needed, says Professor Zahir Irani.
16 Feb 22Soaring inflation caused by Covid-19 supply chain issues leaves central banks in a quandary over raising interest rates.
16 Feb 22While the end of the current financial year is set to be easier than the previous two years, a number of challenges for public sector finance staff remain.
11 Feb 22Central banks seem set on tightening monetary policy - but will increased interest rates have the desired impact, asks Nick Keeling?
11 Feb 22The government faces four key challenges if it wants to meet its aim of getting Local Government Pension Schemes to step-up investment in regional economies as part of 'levelling up', says...
10 Feb 22A behind-the-scenes process to tweak how GDP is calculated could blunt the measure’s ability to harm the environment, says author Ehsan Masood.
8 Feb 22Lord Agnew’s dramatic resignation as a minister on the floor of the House of Lords has brought into sharp focus some of the actions the government needs to take on counter fraud.
4 Feb 22The government’s white paper fails to address structural reasons for regional inequalities, while offering a a mish-mash of policies and less money than numerous previous initiatives, writes Neil...
4 Feb 22The public sector would be justified in wondering if it has been given the scale of resources to match the lofty ambitions laid out in the government’s ‘levelling up’ white paper, says Ben Zaranko.
3 Feb 22George Duggins, leader of Coventry City Council outlines the areas by which local authorities will judge the 'levelling up' white paper.
3 Feb 22The brilliance of the diagnosis contained in the government's 'levelling up' white paper only serves to highlight the inadequacy of the policy prescriptions that follow, says ...
28 Jan 22A senior UK local authority director of resources explores some of the treasury management challenges in financing major regeneration schemes
26 Jan 22Negative publicity surrounding recent failures by local authority companies should not be the only factor shaping the rules on where councils can invest their money, argues Chris Buss.
24 Jan 22The government’s forthcoming Levelling Up White Paper needs to dispel the impression that the government sees it mainly as a means of channelling investment in physical infrastructure, says Leah...
21 Jan 22The UK government seems to have decided it is easier to recoup money paid out in error to the poorest in society than from Covid-19 support scheme fraudsters, says George Turner.
