Commercialism

By Dan Peters | 25 June 2021

The chairman of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) advisory board has expressed surprise ...

CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC FINANCE AND ACCOUNTANCY

CIPFA to publish strengthened local government prudential code

By Laura Sharman | 25 June 2021

A new code of practice to ensure local authorities’ financial plans are 'affordable, prudent and ...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

We must stop the Treasury tail wagging the Government dog

By Graeme McDonald | 23 June 2021

Graeme McDonald senses 'much of Whitehall has a greater understanding of our challenges than for ...

WHITEHALL

Government borrowing drops

By Michael Burton | 22 June 2021

Government borrowing last month at £24.3bn was £19.4bn lower than the same month in 2020 thanks t...

CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC FINANCE AND ACCOUNTANCY

Sharpening the commercial edge

By Jonathan Werran | 16 June 2021

The case for well-managed council commercial activity is one that needs to be defended if we want...

BUSINESS

EXCLUSIVE: Councils urged to 'sharpen commercial edge'

By Paul Marinko | 15 June 2021

A new report has argued that allowing councils to sharpen their commercial edge will ‘unlock imme...

Council presses ahead with £100m property investment

By Martin Ford | 10 June 2021

Somerset West and Taunton DC has doubled down on its commercial property investments during the C...

INFRASTRUCTURE

'Project speed' gains pace in Cornwall

By Tracie Langley | 08 June 2021

As part of ‘project speed’, Cornwall Council is reviewing its capital and investment project pro...

CLIMATE CHANGE

Strathclyde in divestment threat

By Dan Peters | 02 June 2021

Scotland’s largest local government pension fund will drop investments in fossil fuel firms that ...

WHITEHALL

Wolverhampton's i9 selected to house MHCLG's Midlands base

By Dan Peters | 28 May 2021

Two floors of Wolverhampton’s new i9 office building will be home to the first ministerial depart...

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