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BUSINESS
Green energy deal 'could be blueprint' for other councils
By Dan Peters | 18 November 2020
A £40m green energy deal could provide a blueprint for local authorities seeking to reduce carbon...
CLIMATE CHANGE
A blueprint for change
By Mathew Jellings | 17 November 2020
The time to act on climate change is now, says Mathew Jellings, and it could start with a debate ...
FINANCE
EXCLUSIVE: Sector faces 'second lost decade'
By Dan Peters | 10 November 2020
The local government sector has been warned it faces a ‘second lost decade’ as a new index reveal...
WHITEHALL
Soft play hardball
02 November 2020
As local authorities take on tougher coronavirus enforcement powers, they should perhaps be prepa...
BUSINESS
Council housing to return to met
By Dan Peters | 20 October 2020
Senior Kirklees MBC councillors have approved plans to transfer the management and maintenance of...
WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: Leaked report warns sector less ready for Brexit transition
By Dan Peters | 20 October 2020
Local government is less ready for the end of the transition period than it was for a no-deal Bre...
BUSINESS
Whiteman criticises 'reckless' council
By Dan Peters | 19 October 2020
A council has been criticised for making the first dive into the swaps market decades after a sca...
WHITEHALL
Exit cap signed into law
By Dan Peters | 15 October 2020
The £95,000 cap on public sector exit payments was signed into law last night and will come into ...
WHITEHALL
Tax increases more likely than austerity, says Flanders
By Dan Peters | 15 October 2020
A top economist has predicted that tax increases are more likely than another bout of austerity.
WHITEHALL
Labour would adopt 'local by default' approach
By Dan Peters | 15 October 2020
A Labour government would strike a ‘new settlement between citizens and the state’ and adopt a ‘l...
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