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FINANCE
Putting the sector in the Budget driving seat: Ditch the SEND statutory override
By Rob Powell | 04 November 2025
Rob Powell tackles his seven priorities for the Budget and says it’s all to play for.
WHITEHALL
Pension funds told to report annually on pooling progress
By Mark Conrad | 17 May 2024
Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) funds should report annually on progress against pooling a...
FINANCE
Sort out housing through invest-to-save
By Tracy Bingham | 07 May 2024
As the sector's macro financial dilemma becomes more widely and better understood, so too should ...
WHITEHALL
Blow to council hopes for cash boost
By Michael Burton | 23 April 2024
The prospect of extra cash for councils has faded further with the latest public finance figures ...
WHITEHALL
The dead hand of centralism holds back productivity
By Ian Miller | 20 March 2024
If councils had the tools, most if not all of them could by now have set fees to recover the full...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Desperately seeking a long-term diagnosis
By Iain Murray | 11 March 2024
A successful economy needs to be built around world-class infrastructure - and skilled, healthy ...
SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP OF MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES
Budget leaves councils in peril
By Cllr Sir Stephen Houghton | 08 March 2024
Cllr Sir Stephen Houghton says many will highlight that cuts in local government spending mean th...
ADULT SOCIAL CARE
Autumn's big Statement
By Sir Bob Neill | 08 January 2024
Sir Bob Neill welcomes the Autumn Statement’s response to councils’ calls for action on the Local...
WELFARE
DWP fails to commit to continuing Household Support Fund
08 January 2024
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has failed to commit to making the Household Support F...
FINANCE
Sunak vows to keep public spending down
By Heather Jameson | 08 January 2024
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has kicked off election year with a promise to keep public spending do...
COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK
No Christmas cheer from Gove the Grinch
By Heather Jameson | 13 December 2023
In a year that Michael Gove handed £1.9bn in departmental underspends back to the Treasury, and t...
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Strategic Director of Finance and Deputy Chief Executive (Section 151)
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