Emily Twinch

Deputy editor

Recent articles

Hillier highlights ‘barely legal’ raiding on NHS capital budgets

NHS accountants have been told to raid their capital budgets in sometimes “barely legal”... Read more
Labour care policy would not counter ‘catastrophic costs’

Labour’s policy for providing free personal care for over 65s does not appear to protect against... Read more
No-deal Brexit ‘likely to drive UK into recession’

A no-deal Brexit would be likely to push the UK into recession next year and mean 2% less growth,... Read more
Councils battered by summer rains look for ways to recoup costs

Local authorities in the North and Midlands are still counting the cost of the heavy rains... Read more
LGA calls for ‘Spending Round’ to reform the Right to Buy

Westminster must reform the Right to Buy and allow councils to keep all the receipts from homes... Read more
Give communities greater control over commissioned services, says think-tank

Public sector bodies should involve communities more in their decisions to commission services, a... Read more
Public ‘will have to accept a rise in taxes’

A local income tax would be better than a tourist tax in raising revenue locally for councils, the... Read more
Brokenshire reveals independent probe into local government audit

Communities secretary James Brokenshire announced the government is to examine local authority... Read more
CIPFA apprenticeships ‘exceeding expectations’

CIPFA apprenticeships are helping plug a skills gap left by austerity for finance manager positions... Read more
Incoming CIPFA president: a strong taskmaster

A self-proclaimed ‘person who gets things done’, Carolyn Williamson talks to Emily Twinch... Read more

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