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'Long way to go' for fiscal devo
By Dan Peters | 19 January 2016
A ‘world of far-reaching, competitive fiscal devolution’ is some way off, according to new analys...
WHITEHALL
Loss of RSG 'could ruin councils'
By Tom Bridge | 13 January 2016
The phasing out of grants to local government could damage service quality and put councils at ri...
WHITEHALL
Councils resisting call to use reserves
By Sam Clayden | 13 January 2016
A leading finance expert has attacked government suggestions that the four-year settlement means ...
WHITEHALL
Devo 'may fragment authorities' credit criteria'
By Dan Peters | 13 January 2016
Fiscal devolution could lead to a ‘fragmentation’ of local authority credit rating, lending crite...
FINANCE
Solution for the revolution
By David Phillips | 12 January 2016
Ongoing changes to the way councils in England are funded are genuinely revolutionary. They bring...
FINANCE
A new tax for a new era
By Paul Wheeler | 12 January 2016
Paul Wheeler calls on councils to work more closely with businesses to campaign for new taxes tha...
WHITEHALL
Council spending freezes 'prove system works'
By Heather Jameson | 11 January 2016
Issuing a freeze on council spending should not be a sign of failure for a local authority, accor...
WHITEHALL
DCLG has done 'no thinking' on rates retention details
By Sam Clayden | 08 January 2016
A prominent government finance figure has admitted the Department of Communities and Local Govern...
FINANCE
'Alarmed' Tory leader pens letter to Cameron
By Dan Peters | 08 January 2016
A Tory council leader has launched a blistering attack on the ‘poorly handled’ local government f...
FINANCE
Four-year settlement is 'pain today and jam tomorrow'
By Sam Clayden | 06 January 2016
A prominent council treasurer has insisted the ‘U’ shape of the four-year local government settle...
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- EXCLUSIVE: Chiefs push for councils to be viewed equally as Government seeks to rewire the state
- Rayner expected to send in commissioners to Bedford BC
- EXCLUSIVE: Labour-led Brent and Barking and Dagenham miss out on first round of London homes cash
- Rewiring the State: Why collaborative leadership matters for local government
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