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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 ...