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Richard Harbord

Provisional settlement does nothing to help local authorities

Why ministers are deaf to local government warnings on finance

Is this the end of outsourcing?

Richard Harbord: Commercialisation ushers in significant governance challenges

Richard Harbord: A resounding status quo for policy after local elections

Richard Harbord: A spring statement with little to offer local government

Richard Harbord: Section 114s challenge reluctant members to address budgets

Richard Harbord: 2017, a miracle or just horrible?

Richard Harbord: We have a clear strategic process…except for all the uncertainty

Richard Harbord: a clear vision needed for local government

Richard Harbord: The post-holiday horizon is rates retention, restructuring and reserves

Richard Harbord: local government ‘fudge and muddle’ demands new directions

Richard Harbord: Summer is a peak time for positive thinking and grappling with the future

Richard Harbord: Pension board scrutiny can improve governance

Richard Harbord: Commercialisation brings its own risks

Richard Harbord: Budget difficulties — it’s not all about social care

Richard Harbord: Budget 2017, not such a bad day for local authorities

Richard Harbord: Would government help a council facing financial failure?

Devolution

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