Local government budgeting: a complicated solution in a complex world
Financial strategy, planning and management requires a huge overhaul.
February 4, 2020
Insights • finance
CIPFA conference reflections: Amy Crowson
This blog is one of two reflecting on the CIPFA conference. Sitting in the airport waiting to go to my…
August 8, 2017
Spending the £1 billion well: bunfights and insights so far….
We recently set up a collaborative that is generating evidence on how to spend the initial extra £1bn for…
June 27, 2017
Reflections from CIPFA Conference: We have to make Brexit work
Last week my colleagues and I attended CIPFA’s annual conference. Unsurprisingly, Brexit shaped the agenda and framed the discussions. However,…
July 21, 2016
Budget 2016 response: Devolution under threat
The Chancellor’s business rate reduction in today’s Budget is a bitter pill for local government to swallow. Just when it…
March 16, 2016
The polarisation of adult social care
Our recent survey of around 100 Council chief executives and senior directors showed that the financial sustainability of adult social…
March 4, 2016
The Spending Review: Tough choices to make
The social care council tax precept is good politics for George Osborne and bad politics for local government. He’s devolving…
November 25, 2015
When 70 public sector finance directors get together…
Last month IMPOWER presented at the Association of Local Authority Treasurers annual retreat in Oxford, with 70 public sector Finance…
October 9, 2015
The Spending Review Cometh
Find your nearest stack of recent local government trade magazines and place your hands above them. Can you feel the…
September 28, 2015
