Dan Bates

Dan Bates: how government can deliver stability and certainty for local authorities

16 April 2025 by Dan Bates

Dan Bates: councils are more than the sum of their debt

9 October 2023 by Dan Bates

Dan Bates: What we can learn from balance sheets

27 June 2023 by Dan Bates

Draft accounts: delays continue despite deadline dash

2 August 2022 by Dan Bates

Settlement 2022-2023: £53.9bn in ‘one-year’ deal aimed at ‘stability’

17 December 2021 by Dan Bates

Dan Bates: Capitalisation directions are not the only tool for rebuilding finances

16 February 2021 by Dan Bates

Settlement must address ‘precarious’ local government finances

15 December 2020 by Dan Bates

Dan Bates: An extra £1.6bn is welcome but boosting council resilience will need more

22 April 2020 by Dan Bates

Dan Bates: How should we measure financial resilience?

21 August 2018 by Dan Bates

Dan Bates: Searching last year’s accounts for signs of resilience

27 June 2018 by Dan Bates

Dan Bates: The importance of council tax in the fair funding debate

5 April 2018 by Dan Bates

Dan Bates: Settlement reveals fragility of the system and the need to speak up on fair funding

14 February 2018 by Dan Bates

‘Golden opportunity' in Spending Review must be taken

Rise of senior LGPS officer: what it means for your fund

Westminster borrows £235m for temporary accommodation

The government’s push to merge pools lacks transparency