Andrew Jepp
Scanning the horizon
Andrew Jepp, managing director at Zurich Municipal, says local authorities must plan for the risks of tomorrow
Re-imagining the future of public services
With Andrew Jepp, Managing Director at Zurich Municipal
Restoring public trust in council data-stewardship
With most of us now going online for public services, the pressure is on for councils to address concerns around data security, writes Andrew Jepp.
Rising to meet the new risks
Councils will be exposed to new risks - reputational, operational and financial – and increasing pressure from residents eager to see the recovery come to life in the provision of better and higher quality services, writes Andrew Jepp.
Retrenchment would be the worst thing councils could do
Funding cuts continue to dominate the local council agenda and last week’s announcement of 2015/16 funding grants will provide little by way of either surprise or respite to England’s local authorities, writes Andrew Jepp.
Risks of retrenchment
The big risk to local government is that as cutbacks reduce services further, they expose themselves to new reputational, operational and financial jeopardy in these areas, writes Andrew Jepp.
No quick fixes on road to recovery
Andrew Jepp analyses what local government got and lost from the 2014 Budget.
Detroit or bust
After filing for bankruptcy last year, Detroit became an international poster-boy for the dire state of local government finances. Andrew Jepp considers whether town hall pension costs and finance settlement changes in the UK could set local authorities on a downward Motown spiral
Great expectations in hard times
An 'expectation gap' is emerging in the era of austerity, Andrew Jepp explains.
The ongoing challenge of spending cuts
One year after CSR, Andrew Jupp comments that for councils the challenge of balancing cuts and demands will not get any easier.
