Birmingham-based firm Proband has claimed councils are wasting millions by shopping around by telephone for IT.
Research by the company has revealed that IT managers are wasting £61.2m in unneeded phone calls and spending an average of eight hours a week on procurement.
David Phillips of the IFS tells LocalGov why England's regional finance reforms are modest by global comparison and what ministers still need to get right.
How councils perceive vulnerability, not just financial position, shapes whether they fall into a cycle of short-term cuts or build longer-term resilience.
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