Chris Buss: is the wolf really at the door now?
With many councils reporting they are at risk of issuing a section 114 notice, and given the Birmingham situation, former section 151 officer Chris Buss asks whether the local government[…]
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With many councils reporting they are at risk of issuing a section 114 notice, and given the Birmingham situation, former section 151 officer Chris Buss asks whether the local government[…]
Here Chris Buss, the former director of Wandsworth Council, calls for a sensible debate on the pooling of LGPS funds based on evidence rather than assuming bigger is always better[…]
The former director of Wandsworth Council, Chris Buss, argues that the private sector is not the answer to solving the lack of council housing. He instead calls for a ‘radical[…]
Liverpool City Council’s latest director of finance, Chris Buss, has left the authority as he was unable to commit to the role full time. Buss was appointed as acting s151[…]
Chris Buss on the lessons for section 151 officers have learned in 2020 and what they might hope in the New Year. “So, this is Christmas and what have you[…]
More than ever councils need an early settlement as well as certainty over the support they can expect from Whitehall over pandemic costs, writes Chris Buss.
Some elements of the press have painted a bleak picture of pension schemes at London boroughs. Chris Buss argues that the funds are in “good hands”. One of the periodic[…]
Now that the dust has settled after the General Election and we have at least some prospect of a “strong and stable” government, what can local government wish for in[…]
Councils need to maintain healthy reserves despite increased funding for councils through last week’s Spending Review, says Chris Buss. One of the advantages of not being a serving section 151[…]
The government’s consultation document on reforms to local government funding left more questions than answers, says Chris Buss. Back in December the Government issued its consultation document on local government[…]
Chris Buss suggests four ways to stimulate the building of council housing. Earlier in the year the government issued a Green Paper on social housing; since then the world has[…]