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3 Apr 19
Debate about levels of council tax is doomed to go nowhere unless we consider what we’re willing to pay for services and how, says the Local Government Information Unit’s Jonathan Carr-West.
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3 Apr 19
We will never get police funding right unless we answer the bigger questions, says president of the Police Superintendents’ Association Paul Griffiths.
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3 Apr 19
The health service needs resources allocated in the right places, says CIPFA’s Eleanor Roy.
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3 Apr 19
Today marks one year since the Homelessness Reducation Act came into force. John Glenton from The Riverside Group housing association suggests how councils can meet their duties under this act....
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29 Mar 19
Assuming that, one way or another, at some point in the not too distant future, Brexit happens, the impact on the shape of government and public services will be huge, say Colin and Carole Talbot....
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27 Mar 19
Labour is right to identify outsourcing failures but its new policy risks creating more problems than it addresses, argues Institute for Government’s Tom Sasse.
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22 Mar 19
Our economy will be enhanced by the success of apprenticeships, says the Lib Dem spokesperson for business, enterprise and industrial strategy Chris Fox.
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21 Mar 19
Tax changes in Scotland is just one of the topics on the agenda at this year’s Public Finance Live Scotland conference, explains CIPFA’s Don Peebles.
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20 Mar 19
The public sector must be prepared for the risks or not entertain outsourcing at all, says consultant John Tizard.
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19 Mar 19
The government needs to improve its post-Brexit plans for attracting talent to the UK, says think-tank Bright Blue’s director Ryan Shorthouse.
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19 Mar 19
Sharon Renouf and Virginia Cooper, partners at law firm Bevan Brittan, give some advice to local authorities with Interserve contracts on what to do now.
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15 Mar 19
Local government services most likely to suffer from reductions in central government funding are mainly used by women, the director of the Women’s Budget Group Mary-Ann Stephenson says.
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14 Mar 19
Public services will have to continue to cope until funding decisions are announced in the Spending Review, says the Institute for Fiscal Studies’ director Paul Johnson.
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14 Mar 19
The Spring Statement gave a hint the chancellor may be rethinking fiscal objectives, says chief economist at the Institute for Government Gemma Tetlow.
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13 Mar 19
Promises made in the Spring Statement hinge around avoiding a no deal Brexit, which seems fairly optimistic at this point, says New Philanthropy Capital chief executive Dan Corry.
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11 Mar 19
A budget committee could add another valuable level of scrutiny to the spend of public money, says CIPFA’s Alan Bermingham.
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8 Mar 19
CIPFA’s Jo Pitt and Chris Brain advise local authorities on drawing up their capital strategies.
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8 Mar 19
Now is the time to improve women's standing in the world of public finance, say Gillian Fawcett and Barbara Grunewald.
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4 Mar 19
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.
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4 Mar 19
As well as eyewateringly fast speeds, 5G could revolutionise healthcare and cut billions off council costs, writes John Thornton.
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4 Mar 19
Celebrating the public sector’s counter fraud workforce can act as a deterrent and highlight best practice, CIPFA chief executive Rob Whiteman explains.
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4 Mar 19
Central government has gone some way towards supporting the building of social rented homes but it needs to do much more, says Chartered Institute of Housing policy advisor John Perry.
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1 Mar 19
The current focus on childcare entitlement can hold back toddlers from the poorest homes, says the chief executive of the Education Endowment Foundation Sir Kevan Collins.
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28 Feb 19
The Treasury could use the Spending Review to ensure public money is spent as efficiently as possible, says consultant Clive Sparrow.
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26 Feb 19
Not only has the reduced system of council tax support hit low-paid workers but it has proved remarkably ineffective as a way to raise revenue, says the IFS’ Stuart Adam and Thomas Pope.
3 Apr 19Debate about levels of council tax is doomed to go nowhere unless we consider what we’re willing to pay for services and how, says the Local Government Information Unit’s Jonathan Carr-West.
3 Apr 19We will never get police funding right unless we answer the bigger questions, says president of the Police Superintendents’ Association Paul Griffiths.
3 Apr 19The health service needs resources allocated in the right places, says CIPFA’s Eleanor Roy.
3 Apr 19Today marks one year since the Homelessness Reducation Act came into force. John Glenton from The Riverside Group housing association suggests how councils can meet their duties under this act....
29 Mar 19Assuming that, one way or another, at some point in the not too distant future, Brexit happens, the impact on the shape of government and public services will be huge, say Colin and Carole Talbot....
27 Mar 19Labour is right to identify outsourcing failures but its new policy risks creating more problems than it addresses, argues Institute for Government’s Tom Sasse.
22 Mar 19Our economy will be enhanced by the success of apprenticeships, says the Lib Dem spokesperson for business, enterprise and industrial strategy Chris Fox.
21 Mar 19Tax changes in Scotland is just one of the topics on the agenda at this year’s Public Finance Live Scotland conference, explains CIPFA’s Don Peebles.
19 Mar 19The government needs to improve its post-Brexit plans for attracting talent to the UK, says think-tank Bright Blue’s director Ryan Shorthouse.
19 Mar 19Sharon Renouf and Virginia Cooper, partners at law firm Bevan Brittan, give some advice to local authorities with Interserve contracts on what to do now.
15 Mar 19Local government services most likely to suffer from reductions in central government funding are mainly used by women, the director of the Women’s Budget Group Mary-Ann Stephenson says.
14 Mar 19Public services will have to continue to cope until funding decisions are announced in the Spending Review, says the Institute for Fiscal Studies’ director Paul Johnson.
14 Mar 19The Spring Statement gave a hint the chancellor may be rethinking fiscal objectives, says chief economist at the Institute for Government Gemma Tetlow.
13 Mar 19Promises made in the Spring Statement hinge around avoiding a no deal Brexit, which seems fairly optimistic at this point, says New Philanthropy Capital chief executive Dan Corry.
11 Mar 19A budget committee could add another valuable level of scrutiny to the spend of public money, says CIPFA’s Alan Bermingham.
8 Mar 19CIPFA’s Jo Pitt and Chris Brain advise local authorities on drawing up their capital strategies.
8 Mar 19Now is the time to improve women's standing in the world of public finance, say Gillian Fawcett and Barbara Grunewald.
4 Mar 19As 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.
4 Mar 19As well as eyewateringly fast speeds, 5G could revolutionise healthcare and cut billions off council costs, writes John Thornton.
4 Mar 19Celebrating the public sector’s counter fraud workforce can act as a deterrent and highlight best practice, CIPFA chief executive Rob Whiteman explains.
4 Mar 19Central government has gone some way towards supporting the building of social rented homes but it needs to do much more, says Chartered Institute of Housing policy advisor John Perry.
1 Mar 19The current focus on childcare entitlement can hold back toddlers from the poorest homes, says the chief executive of the Education Endowment Foundation Sir Kevan Collins.
28 Feb 19The Treasury could use the Spending Review to ensure public money is spent as efficiently as possible, says consultant Clive Sparrow.
26 Feb 19Not only has the reduced system of council tax support hit low-paid workers but it has proved remarkably ineffective as a way to raise revenue, says the IFS’ Stuart Adam and Thomas Pope.
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