Articles by Jamie Hailstone
'Restrict exit payments and face mass staff exodus'
By Jamie Hailstone | 03 May 2016
Government attempts to further limit public sector exit payments could prompt a ‘mass departure o...
Payments to supervise elections rapped
By Jamie Hailstone | 03 May 2016
Scottish chief executives have admitted the current system of payments for overseeing elections i...
'Give councils powers to tackle air pollution'
By Jamie Hailstone | 03 May 2016
A group of MPs has called for councils to be given new powers to charge polluting vehicles and ta...
Pay deal to go ahead
By Jamie Hailstone | 03 May 2016
Local government employers have welcomed the unions’ acceptance of their 1% pay offer after Unite...
Merge council tax support with universal credit, says foundation
By Jamie Hailstone | 03 May 2016
A think tank has recommended amalgamating council tax support with the Government’s universal cre...
Report: Chiefs upbeat despite cuts
By Jamie Hailstone | 29 April 2016
Town hall bosses remain upbeat about developing new approaches to delivering services despite pub...
Porter: Blame must be ours
By Sam Clayden | 26 April 2016
LGA chairman tells Public Accounts Committee councils must not pass the buck to ministers if devo...
'Develop private sector JVs,' authorities are told
By Jamie Hailstone | 26 April 2016
Councils need to develop stronger working relationships if joint ventures (JVs) with the private ...
Government preparing academies U-turn
By Jamie Hailstone | 25 April 2016
The Government has continued to defend its policy to turn every school into an academy as it came...
Councils' rage at being cut out of schools funding plans
By Jamie Hailstone | 19 April 2016
Government plans to cut councils out of the schools funding equation have come in for sharp criti...
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