Mark Smulian

is a freelance journalist

Recent articles

PF Award winner: Finance Skills Development Group

Public finance careers are being promoted through a secondment and training scheme led voluntarily... Read more
PF Award winner: Lee Hamill, University of Edinburgh

Lee Hamill, Public Finance newcomer of the year, oversaw a significant redesign of the accounts at... Read more
Civil servants 'dissatisfied' with pay

Civil servants are dissatisfied with average salaries that run just below those of the UK workforce... Read more
Welsh government bodies ‘should make their accounts more readable’

Welsh central government bodies should make their annual accounts more readable and employ... Read more
Guernsey records surplus of £25m

Guernsey has recorded an increased final surplus of £25m for 2016.
Elderly care costs to surge in next decade, academics warn

The proportion of older people with care needs is set to rise by 25% within a decade in England and... Read more
NHS trust deficit for last financial year likely to be up to £750m

NHS Providers has estimated that the overall deficit for NHS trusts in England in 2016-17 will be... Read more
Unison survey finds impact of social care cuts

Vulnerable older people are being denied regular showers and visits to the toilet because of cuts... Read more
HEFCE issues warning on university finances

The financial sustainability of higher education is uncertain, according to the government’s... Read more
Nearly all councils submit plan for four-year funding deal, says Javid

Nearly every council has signed up for a four-year funding settlement by filing an efficiency plan... Read more

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