Today marks the launch of the Audit Reform Lab, based within CRAFiC_UOS and run by @AdamLeaver1. Click below and follow to see what they are about 👇

Check out James Brackley's new Critical Accounting Podcast episode on the crisis unfolding in local government audit after the Birmingham City Council bankruptcy (Critical Accounting Podcast): x.com/CritAccPodcast… Youtube: youtu.be/vlEZl6wdXWA

🔴 Democracy Experts Sound Alarm on Corruption Risk as Local Council Audits Collapse With only a fraction of local govt audits completed on time, a fundamental pillar of devolution is under threat with communities in the dark on their council finances bylinetimes.com/2023/11/21/dem…

Today we've published an open letter in the Byline Times calling on the Government to reconsider their dropping of #AuditReform, in the interest of local democracy and accountability ---> check it out

🚨BREAKING🚨 New The Audit Reform Lab briefing on financial crisis in Birmingham City Council calling for ▶️ Assessment of whether cuts put council at risk of breaching statutory duties to vulnerable people ▶️Assessment of knock on costs created by these cuts auditreformlab.group.shef.ac.uk/financial_cris…

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Crucial moment for LG crisis as it hits the mainstream news with this report. Govt response to this committee's report - on accounting and audit - is now overdue. Financial reporting and accountability is a big component of what is going so badly wrong #LocalGov #LocalAudit

Birmingham City Council financial crisis latest 📢 Watch the extended interview with James Brackley on BBC Birmingham & Black Country on the causes of the crisis, the role of the Commissioners & central gov in forcing through the cuts, & next steps for the city👇 #BCClive #Brum youtu.be/SNX6n6UhmXo

You can see my interview on BBC Birmingham & Black Country yesterday here - critical moment for the city as £149m cuts £500m are set to be voted through under Michael Gove’s punitive ‘exceptional financial support’ package 🧐

1/ We've been busy! Our blog by James Brackley and @AdamLeaver1 on Birmingham City Council's accountability issues before and after its #section144 notice has been picked up by multiple outlets. You can read the blog here: auditreformlab.group.shef.ac.uk/accountability…

Coming think-n-fast. Latest blog on Birmingham City Council financial situation for LocalGov.co.uk 👇 full reports available via The Audit Reform Lab localgov.co.uk/The-financial-…

Short piece on why protest makes a difference, and sometimes seems not to theconversation.com/why-protest-if… disruption, persistence, and political support all increase impact capitalism generates, and benefits from, the sense that protest makes no difference

As Birmingham prepares to vote on the biggest cuts any authority has ever made later today - check out our article in the The Conversation on how the ‘equal pay’ bankruptcy covered for the ongoing Oracle IT disaster #brumbudget #brum theconversation.com/how-birmingham…

The @UCU election stats show what HE branch reps knew: huge drop in members in the last year (5.5k, 2nd largest 1-yr drop in history). UCUatdurham members left after GS+HEC caused a big #4Fights loss by showing employers they wouldn't support MAB to win. docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d…

Dr James Brackley (James Brackley) and the Audit Reform Lab (The Audit Reform Lab) have had an article published in The Conversation (The Conversation), contributing to the ongoing debate surrounding Birmingham City Council’s budget. You can read the piece here: theconversation.com/how-birmingham…

New article in The Conversation on the financial crisis in Birmingham Council suggesting the equal pay liability was used as cover for an ongoing Oracle IT disaster, with disastrous consequences for the 24/25 budget consultation theconversation.com/how-birmingham…