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Lloyd: Councils continuing to pull it off with great aplomb

By Dan Peters | 31 March 2017

Councils are continuing to thrive despite unprecedented cuts over the last 10 years,’ the chief e...

Local government 'not as sexy' as other sectors

By Dan Peters | 30 March 2017

Local government needs to brand itself better to attract staff, a director of recruitment firm Pe...

PAC chair: Brexit to lead to rushed and bad decisions

By Dan Peters | 30 March 2017

The chair of the powerful Public Accounts Committee has predicted Brexit will lead to ‘rushed and...

Anti-extremism chief in call for wider Prevent focus after attack

By Dan Peters | 28 March 2017

The chair of the London Prevent Board has suggested the focus of the programme should be widened ...

Rising homelessness comfirmed

By Dan Peters | 28 March 2017

The number of households in temporary accommodation has shot up by 10% in a year and 58% since 20...

'PiP will get more LGPS involvement'

By Dan Peters | 28 March 2017

The new chairman of a vehicle designed to encourage local government pension schemes (LGPS) to in...

Charities warned to shun rates avoidance schemes

By Dan Peters | 28 March 2017

The third sector has been warned not to get involved in business rates avoidance schemes after a ...

London in bid to influence design of local growth zones

By Dan Peters | 28 March 2017

London is bidding to create local growth zones (LGZ) that would allow areas to keep all of the be...

Councils 'best' to decide where to spend £2bn for social care

By Dan Peters | 28 March 2017

Councils have been told they are ‘best placed’ to decide how to spend the additional £2bn the Gov...

Bye bye tri-borough: Hammersmith & Fulham blamed for collapse

By Dan Peters | 28 March 2017

Two members of the tri-borough have blamed Hammersmith & Fulham LBC after they ‘reluctantly decid...