FINANCE

Eric's cryptic conference call

Things are not looking good for finance officers, reading between the lines.

We are facing a ‘momentous time' for council finance chiefs, communities secretary, Eric Pickles, told the CIPFA annual conference in Birmingham last week.

‘Like [code breaker] Alan Turing the day he took the call from Bletchley Park…. public finance professionals are facing a moment which calls on all their skills and expertise,' he said.

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