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'Positive shift in morale and culture' at inadequate council

By Dan Peters | 22 February 2018

Ofsted inspectors have reported a ‘positive shift in the morale and culture’ of Worcestershire CC...

Greens call for council tax and business rates reform

By Dan Peters | 22 February 2018

Co-convener of the Scottish Greens, Patrick Harvie, has called for a replacement of the current s...

Sunak: Northamptonshire an exception

By Dan Peters | 21 February 2018

No other councils have contacted Whitehall with financial concerns on the scale of Northamptonshi...

Gwynne calls for answers on 'fiasco' settlement

By Dan Peters | 21 February 2018

Andrew Gwynne has written to the Cabinet Office’s permanent secretary claiming Whitehall official...

Rural-London clash over fair funding

By Dan Peters | 21 February 2018

London Councils is expected to clash with rural authorities over the upcoming fair funding review.

EXCLUSIVE: Finance cover-up exposed

By EXCLUSIVE by Dan Peters | 20 February 2018

Key Whitehall departments involved in attempt to bury changes to provisional finance settlement d...

Slough backs away from second chief in as many months

By Dan Peters | 20 February 2018

Slough Council has backed away from yet another chief executive choice at the last moment.

Spending Review to decide bonus future

By Dan Peters | 20 February 2018

The future of the New Homes Bonus rests on next year’s departmental spending review, the Ministry...

Chief's arrival lifts Melton morale

By Dan Peters | 19 February 2018

The arrival of a new chief executive at Melton BC has ‘lifted staff spirits and morale,’ a group ...

Crunch meetings avoid overspend

By Dan Peters | 19 February 2018

Luton Council’s chief executive Trevor Holden has held a series of meetings with his corporate di...