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FINANCE
Local government leaders must connect the council financial crisis to lived experience
By Ben Page | 10 March 2026
The Government's partial write-off of SEND deficits is welcome, but it does not fix underlying pressures, says Ben Page.
FINANCE
Say no to new burdens or face apocalypse
By Heather Jameson | 04 March 2026
Local government will need to prove to the public that there is no more waste, says Heather James...
FINANCE
Resetting the funding system is vital
By Cllr Sir Stephen Houghton | 04 April 2025
SIGOMA’s latest report sets out the path to a more sustainable and equitable local government fun...
FINANCE
Spring Statement: From panic mode to planning mode
By Iain Murray | 28 March 2025
Looking ahead to the Spending Review, this is a moment to embrace meaningful reform that addresse...
FINANCE
Spring Statement: An opportunity not taken
By Mike Emmerich | 28 March 2025
Mike Emmerich says the chancellor avoided a chance to use the Spring Statement to change the fisc...
FINANCE
Spring statement offers no respite for local government
By Heather Jameson | 26 March 2025
The Spring Statement was never expected to deliver any financial respite for local government – a...
POLICY
Spring Statement: No more cash for councils
By Emily Twinch | 19 March 2025
Next week’s Spring Statement will give a flavour of the financial pressures local authorities wil...
AUTUMN BUDGET
Our eight priorities for the Budget
By Louise Gittins | 17 October 2024
The Local Government Association is urging Government to use the Budget and Spending Review to ca...
FINANCE
Peering into the black hole
By Michael Burton | 15 October 2024
How might local government fare from the Budget? Michael Burton dips into last week’s Green Budge...
FINANCE
The dilemma facing the chancellor in the Budget
By Michael Burton | 17 October 2018
Never have expectations from the Budget on 29 October been so high, explains Michael Burton - and...
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