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.

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...

Aug 17, 2023 | renonr.com | Guy Clifton

Oliver X departed for arts unknown on Aug. 13. A trail of tears and heartfelt tributes followed. The tenacious champion of the arts in Reno died at Renown Regional Medical Center, 12 days after suffering a stroke. His partner, Shelly Brown, shared the solemn news on the GoFundMe page set up on his behalf. “He is now soaring through the galaxy onto his next adventure,” she wrote. The response to his passing was widespread and heartfelt.