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ENVIRONMENT
Bishop oversees council talks with protesters
By Martin Ford | 01 October 2018
The Bishop of Sheffield has been mediating in talks between the city council and protesters again...
FINANCE
Report warns of 'dangerous' reliance on suppliers
By Martin Ford | 21 September 2018
Councils are concentrating more than half their total spend with their top five suppliers, new re...
HOUSING
Westminster brings 'failing' commercial venture in-house
By Martin Ford | 21 September 2018
Westminster City Council is to bring its arms-length housing company back under direct control fo...
COMMERCIAL INVESTMENT
Market 'saturated' with council trading companies
By Martin Ford | 21 September 2018
Almost two-thirds of councils have established trading companies, new research has found.
BUSINESS
Council pension funds rebel at Ryanair meeting
By Dan Peters | 20 September 2018
The Local Authority Pension Fund Forum (LAPFF) has joined a shareholder rebellion against the re-...
BUSINESS
Lincolnshire to renew troubled Serco contract
By Martin Ford | 19 September 2018
Lincolnshire CC is to renew its support services contract with Serco for a further two years.
WHITEHALL
Whitehall demands in-year cuts to improvement programme
By Dan Peters | 19 September 2018
The sector’s ability to respond to crises such as a care provider failure could be hit after Whit...
BUSINESS
Councils facing Microsoft price hike
By Dan Peters | 17 September 2018
Some councils are facing Microsoft price increases of up to 100%, The MJ understands.
BUSINESS
Pension funds welcome Sports Direct changes
By Dan Peters | 13 September 2018
Local government pension funds have welcomed senior changes at retailer Sports Direct after pilin...
BUSINESS
Let's root out modern slavery together
By Cllr Andy Hull | 11 September 2018
Council procurement can be a tool to eradicate modern slavery, writes Cllr Andy Hull as councils ...
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