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William Eichler

Articles by William Eichler

Theresa May: Government is 'back into the business of building houses'

By William Eichler | 04 October 2017

The Government is ‘back into the business of building houses’, Theresa May has said.

Shelter calls for legal loophole closure

By William Eichler | 28 September 2017

A legal loophole has allowed big developers in Kensington and Chelsea to avoid building more than...

A world of opportunities and challenges

By William Eichler | 27 September 2017

A survey by The MJ and BT asked local authority chief executives and managers for their views on ...

Management restructure could save £400k

By William Eichler | 26 September 2017

A proposed management restructure at South Ribble BC and an increase in the use of shared service...

McDonnell: Labour to end PFI

By William Eichler | 26 September 2017

Labour has promised to end the use of public finance initiative (PFI) contracts and bring existin...

DCN in prevention precept call

By William Eichler | 25 September 2017

District councils have called for the introduction of a new health precept on council tax to rais...

Council leaders urge action after tragedy warning

By William Eichler | 22 September 2017

Council leaders have called on the Government to take action after inspectors said conditions in ...

Air quality probe launched

By William Eichler | 21 September 2017

An investigation into allegations Cheshire East Council manipulated air quality data has been lau...

Out-of-borough children home placements rocket

By William Eichler | 18 September 2017

Department for Education figures have shown a 78% increase in youngsters placed in children’s hom...

Committee to probe council spending

By William Eichler | 14 September 2017

A review of how local authorities in Scotland prioritise spending and assess the impact of increa...