Public matters - March 2024
Government's asset sale plan: Short-term fix or long-term disaster?
Recently, there has been much discussion around plans being considered by Government to encourage councils in England to address budget shortfalls by selling publicly-owned buildings and other assets worth up to 拢23bn. This proposal has been labelled a 鈥榝ire sale鈥 and 鈥榮ticking plaster solution鈥 鈥 does this mean the plan is completely without merit?
Climate change - what action should we take?
During the recent COP 28 the UK Prime Minister called for an 鈥渆ra of action鈥 to tackle climate change globally. The United Nations has called the 2020s the 鈥榙ecade of action鈥 with many key objectives (such as cutting carbon emissions in half) by 2030. However despite this it is often difficult to know what individuals and businesses can do to play their part.
Churchill v Merthyr Tydfil Council: A game changing decision for local authorities
Are you a local authority struggling with costly and time-consuming low value disputes? The Court of Appeal appeared to have heard your cries in November last year, after they handed down a judgment which will enable courts to order parties to engage in dispute resolution processes outside of the courtroom before resorting to legal action.
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The Home Affairs Committee launched another inquiry into fraud - Stop! Think Fraud
Fraud is the most common crime in England and Wales. It amounts to 40% of all crime, but only received 2% of police resources last year. Despite this, according to the NCA nearly 86% of fraud instances are unreported. Fraud has truly reached epidemic proportions in the UK.
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