Kerry Lorimer

Freelance journalist

Recent articles

Hampshire County Council warns S114 notice ‘almost an inevitability’

Hampshire County Council has warned it is on the brink of joining the ranks of authorities facing... Read more
Closing youth clubs cost more than it saved – IFS

Teenagers whose youth clubs closed amid austerity went on to perform less well at school and were... Read more
Cabinet Office publishes plan to cut ‘unnecessary’ consultancy spending

New controls aimed at pruning Whitehall’s consultancy bill by over £1bn should herald a cultural... Read more
Reeves announces LGPS ‘megafunds’ shake-up

Major Local Government Pension Scheme consolidation is on the cards as part of a radical shake-up... Read more
MSPs ‘deeply concerned’ about Scottish Government’s financial approach

The Scottish Government has been accused of failing to take a strategic approach to public finances... Read more
BoE lowers rates for second time in 2024

The Bank of England has cut interest rates to 4.75%, the second fall this year, hinting that... Read more
Woking auditors find lack of safeguards and poor governance in run-up to debt crisis

A history of “potentially unlawful” lending, underpinned by “wholly inadequate” governance... Read more
Social care strain on councils poses ‘growing and urgent’ financial problem

More than four in five councils are expected to overspend their adult social care budgets this year... Read more
Select committee to explore temporary accommodation in first inquiry

MPs will look into the challenges faced by children living in temporary accommodation as the... Read more
Budget 2024: NHS funding welcomed with caution

The £25bn injection for the NHS announced in the Budget will not lead to an overnight... Read more

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