Peter Stuart
When the dust settles
Peter Stuart raises fears about Government plans for Revenue Support Grant and the potential sharpening of the New Homes Bonus
Twas the week before Spending Review
With the Spending Review just one week away, Peter Stuart discusses what councils might have on their Christmas lists this year.
Uncosted chaos
It may already be too late for this election, writes Peter Stuart, but looking to the future you have to hope for costed and credible policies that will promote debate and restore public trust in political pledges.
Finance nausea
A local government landscape where so many reference points are moving and shifting at the behest of forces seemingly beyond our control is bound to induce a level of finance seasickness in many, writes Peter Stuart.
We have a financial mountain to climb
Local government needs to find further cuts – and we may only be 30% through the programme according to some commentators, writes Society of District Council Treasurers president Peter Stuart.
Challenging for independence
District treasurers should respond to the Commission on Local Government Finance by striving to achieve financial independence for their communities, writes Peter Stuart.
Money Matters: The DCLG is silent
The Society of District Council Treasurers (SDCT) exists to represent the views of its members to the Government.