As Chancellor Rachel Reeves prepares her first Autumn Budget, the Local Government Association (LGA) warns of a £2.3bn funding gap in 2025/26, rising to £3.9bn in 2026/27. Councils face impossible choices without urgent support. This blog explores the LGA’s proposals, whether Reeves will act, and the consequences of inaction. Will she reset the relationship with local government or risk deepening the crisis in public services?

In a time of rising demand, shrinking budgets, and workforce shortages, local government finance directors face a new challenge: building resilient teams that can thrive under pressure. This blog explores how to recruit, retain, and empower finance professionals, not just to survive the storm, but to lead through it.

For far too long, the narrative around local government finance has centred on the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government...

Revenues and benefits teams are undergoing a transformation from transactional administrators to strategic leaders within local...

In the intricate and often opaque world of local government finance, few distinctions carry as much weight – yet remain as frequently...