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FINANCE
Spelthorne calls end to commercial investments
By Martin Ford | 15 February 2019
Spelthorne BC has announced an end to its controversial policy of commercial property investments.
FINANCE
EXCLUSIVE: Down to the core
By Dan Peters | 13 February 2019
Six out of 10 senior council figures admit their authority is now only delivering a basic core of...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Glasgow City Region advances at pace
By Kevin Rush | 13 February 2019
The £1.13bn Glasgow City Region City Deal is one of the largest and most advanced in the UK. Kevi...
FINANCE
Mind the gap
By Dan Peters | 13 February 2019
The MJ/LGiU survey exposes the growing gap between the public’s expectations and councils’ abilit...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Councils are often best placed to invest in commercial assets
By James Cogavin | 12 February 2019
James Cogavin says that while some councils are grabbing the headlines for the size of their inve...
FINANCE
Auditor warning over Spelthorne spending
By Naomi Larsson | 05 February 2019
Auditor KPMG has warned of a ‘significant risk’ in the way Spelthorne BC controversially bought a...
SCRUTINY
Risk and commercialisation: Why scrutiny matters
By Ed Hammond | 01 February 2019
Early engagement and streamlining of scrutiny into commercialisation decisions will provide scrut...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Keeping up standards
By Michael Burton | 30 January 2019
As councils become increasingly commercial, auditors are asking how high standards of governance ...
BUSINESS
EXCLUSIVE: LGA hit by unexpected £1m insurance bill
By Chris Mahony | 30 January 2019
Smith Square faces an unexpected bill of up to £1m to cover the start-up costs of the insurance v...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
Call for Derbyshire to 'overcome departmentalism'
By Dan Peters | 25 January 2019
Investment in a greater corporate centre for Derbyshire CC is needed to overcome departmentalism,...
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