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Adele Taylor

Adele Taylor

Adele Taylor is interim executive director of finance and Governance at Cherwell and South Northamptonshire

Articles by Adele Taylor

Financial grip is paramount for councils going through reorganisation

By Adele Taylor | 05 February 2026

Adele Taylor says reorganisation is 'a perfect opportunity to build on the individual strengths w...

How do you use council cash to make a difference?

By By Adele Taylor | 23 October 2025

In the thick of local authority budgeting, it can be hard to build a business case for investment...

Short term gain could lead to long term pain

By Adele Taylor | 28 July 2025

A lack of investment in adult social care prevention even for a short period of time will have lo...

Treading the financial balancing tightrope

By Adele Taylor | 11 June 2025

Cool heads, professional advice, honesty and practicality will all need to be tools in the kitbag...

Carrying the burden

By Adele Taylor | 02 May 2025

It's time for the Government to deliver on promises to alleviate administrative burdens, writes A...

Struggling to be glass half full

By Adele Taylor | 05 February 2025

Watching budget proposals for the next year and medium-term, Adele Taylor says that even she is s...

Transformation has to be about long-term financial thinking

By Adele Taylor | 11 December 2024

Transformation has to be about an organisation rethinking how it operates, how it works with its ...

Balancing the golden triangle

By By Adele Taylor | 23 October 2024

Adele Taylor says: 'We need to ensure we are investing at the right level to gain the financial c...

Finance chiefs need a long-term view at the mid-year point

By By Adele Taylor | 12 September 2024

Even without a new Government, this time of year when councils are modelling what budgets and med...

Local government is at least creeping up the agenda

By By Adele Taylor | 24 July 2024

After the King's Speech the sector still needs to work together with a collective voice that ensu...