Chancellor Rishi Sunak offered local authorities a 4.5% increase in core spending power for 2021-22, the ability to raise council tax for social care and new money for Covid losses.[…]
Sponsored article: Jon Coane and Olwen Brown examine how local authorities can think like a bank when lending to boost jobs, infrastructure and a green economy. When lending money local[…]
A pledge to make the European Union (EU) carbon neutral by 2050 lies at the heart of The European Commission’s European Green Deal. Joshua Kendall explores the scope of the[…]
The CFO is in a key position to help deliver an organisation’s strategic objectives. But this is a complex journey. Nathan Elvery provides some directions to help chart a course.[…]
Sponsored article: It’s been an uncertain end to a crazy year, but one thing is clear: Low rates are here to stay. A global recession, rising COVID cases and uncertainty[…]
Croydon is the latest local authority to issue a section 114 notice. Experts Dan Bates and Christian Wall look at the trends underlying the council’s woes. Christian Wall Croydon’s section[…]
Alison Ring FCA, director for public sector at ICAEW, believes that the Redmond Review provides an opportunity to fix the real issue with local authority accounts, which is that few[…]
William Bourne argues there is an “irreconcilable conflict” between, on one hand, the increasing popularity of passive funds and, on the other, sustainable investment. Over the last 20 years the[…]
Sponsored article: Investors who manage physical climate risk and grasp the opportunities are likely to be the most secure, writes Ian Simm. Reflecting on the recent Climate Week 2020, I’m[…]
The scale and complexity of McCloud demand a focus on governance, administration and project planning, writes Ian Colvin. When Lord Hutton produced his report on the future of public service[…]
