Guy Clifton

Dec 3, 2024 | themj.co.uk | Guy Clifton |Jonathan Werran

FINANCE Renewing and reforming local governance The case for reforming and renewing local financial governance must be made with long-term resilience and sustainability in mind, explain Guy Clifton and Jonathan Werran. By Guy Clifton, Jonathan Werran | 03 December 2024 SHARE Earlier in the year, we celebrated the 40th anniversary of the Rates Act, a historically significant dateline in the history of local government finance.

Sep 4, 2024 | travelnevada.com | Rachel Wright |Guy Clifton

A new exhibit at the Nevada Museum of Art tells the ichthyosaur’s story through a unique blend of paleontology, art, history, and design.

Aug 1, 2024 | nevadamagazine.com | Guy Clifton

August 1, 2024Exhibit reveals Nevada’s state fossil in a whole new light. BY GUY CLIFTONNevadans take great pride in things that might seem a bit odd to non-dwellers. For example, we celebrate the anniversary of our statehood—Nevada Day—as an official public holiday, complete with an old-fashioned parade in Carson City. We will brag about the unsinkable battleship USS Nevada, the only vessel to get under way during the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Jul 24, 2024 | themj.co.uk | Guy Clifton |Sarah Longlands |Martin Ford |Steve Barwick

Earlier this year we reviewed just under 100 auditors' annual reports (AARs) produced for our local government audit clients for the 2022-23 audit year. AARs are the key annual deliverable relating to our value for money (VfM) audit work, and this sample represents approximately 30% of all councils in England. In total, the AARs we reviewed identified more than 700 areas for improvement and highlighted significant weaknesses in some councils' financial sustainability arrangements.

Jul 24, 2024 | themj.co.uk | Guy Clifton

Guy Clifton looks at the lessons from nearly 100 recent auditor’s annual reports and highlights t...