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Articles by Neil Merrick
Another multi-million pound loss for Cambridgeshire CC-owned company
By Neil Merrick | 28 August 2026
A council-owned development company that borrowed £120m from its parent local authority has poste...
Unions accept 3.3% pay offer
By Neil Merrick | 25 August 2026
Widespread strike action in local government appears to have been averted after two of the three ...
Dudley heavily criticised by Ofsted
By Neil Merrick | 25 August 2026
Children’s services provided by Dudley MBC have been heavily criticised by Ofsted.
Women bear full force of rise in abuse by councillors
By Neil Merrick | 29 July 2026
A growing number of council chiefs are reporting abuse and inappropriate behaviour by councillors...
CIPFA merger to cost £400,000
By Neil Merrick | 21 July 2026
Moves by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance Accountancy (CIPFA) to merge with another acco...
Burnham promises to give councils more powers as Rayner returns to replace Reed
By Neil Merrick | 20 July 2026
Andy Burnham has promised to give councils greater powers to tackle problems such as rough sleepi...
Warning for Burnham over 'rewiring' prospects
By Neil Merrick | 02 July 2026
Andy Burnham’s grand vision to ‘rewire’ Britain rests on shaky foundations, the Prime Minister in...
Suffolk CC to push on with LGR legal challenge
By William Eichler | 30 June 2026
Suffolk CC is pursuing its legal challenge to local government reorganisation (LGR) following rev...
Simpson to lead No.10 North
By Neil Merrick | 30 June 2026
Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) chief executive Caroline Simpson is reportedly being...
EXCLUSIVE: Councillor behaviour takes toll on chiefs, survey finds
By Neil Merrick | 25 June 2026
Abusive and other inappropriate behaviour by councillors is taking its toll on senior staff, a su...
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