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Richard Harbord

Don’t expect an infrastructure levy any time soon

Spring Statement: local government’s levy lottery

Levelling up and the LGPS

Richard Harbord: a lack of New Year resolution

Richard Harbord: What will happen with business rates?

Skills in short supply for local government audit

Richard Harbord: ‘Effective governance’ the key to commercial activity

Richard Harbord: September accounts sign-off a ‘fantasy’ at many councils

Richard Harbord: Further signs that local government finance is failing

Budget 2021: A missed opportunity while bidding could prove a strain

Richard Harbord: Delayed “capital determinations” make section 25 opinions a new crunch point

Richard Harbord: Croydon’s 114 notice hold lessons for all councils

Without a ‘generous’ settlement the risk of section 114s looms large

Uncertainty forms ‘normality’ for local government finance and reform

Richard Harbord: Cannock Chase reveals the risks in business rates appeals

Christmas and New Year Message

Central reservation: Why Brexit paralysis in Whitehall is ruining councils’ financial planning

A busy and unpromising timetable for local authority finances

Devolution

London CIV

Equities

Scotland