Kerry Lorimer

Freelance journalist

Recent articles

IFS: Public sector pay needs reform to fix workforce crises

Public sector employers will need to divert money from pensions into pay if they are to stem a... Read more
Districts say tax on burning waste would represent ‘bombshell’ for finances

Councils have warned they face an annual bill of over £1bn if the government goes ahead with plans... Read more
‘UK growth will rely on building new homes in cities’

More homes must be built in cities outside London if the government is to meet its target of... Read more
Procurement Act faces challenge of uncompetitive markets – IfG

The forthcoming shake-up of government procurement may be undermined by the difficulty of excluding... Read more
Report: local government needs stability, then ‘whole place transformation’

A cash injection into frontline services followed by consideration of further fiscal devolution is... Read more
Starmer: NHS reform could be most radical ‘since its birth’

The prime minister has said there will be “no more money without reform” for the NHS after a... Read more
NAO: Ukraine troops benefited from UK support but balance needed

The government has been urged to balance the UK’s strategic interests in the wake of the Russian... Read more
Minister pauses Oflog warnings amid plans to review role

Oflog has been told to suspend its “early warning conversations” with councils at risk of failure... Read more
Birmingham commissioners ‘not confident’ in financial turnaround

Commissioners brought in to rescue Birmingham City Council have said they are “not confident” the... Read more
Welsh government ‘faces difficult choices’ over social housing target

The Welsh Government has been warned that its target of building 20,000 new social homes by 2026... Read more

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