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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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