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FINANCE
Scottish council funding row escalates
By James Evison | 31 January 2017
The Convention Of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) has escalated its argument with the Scottish...
WHITEHALL
Pension fund pooling approved
By Dan Peters | 18 January 2017
The eight prospective local government pension pools for England and Wales have all been approved...
FINANCE
Finance warning over schools shift
By Jamie Hailstone | 09 January 2017
Plans to take schools out of local authority control in Scotland could ‘expose them to great fina...
FINANCE
Pressure pushes Holyrood into schools funding U-turn
By William Eichler | 16 December 2016
Pressure from local government has pushed Holyrood into a major U-turn on plans to grab £100m of ...
FINANCE
Funding reductions force 7,000 job cuts
By Laura Sharman | 05 December 2016
Scottish councils have been forced to cut 7,000 jobs in the past year due to £350m funding cuts, ...
WHITEHALL
Scots councils demand more powers
By Jamie Hailstone | 29 November 2016
Councils in Scotland have urged Holyrood to devolve more powers following an intervention by the ...
FINANCE
Audit warning over Scottish councils
By Jamie Hailstone | 29 November 2016
Auditors have warned ‘significant challenges lie ahead’ for Scottish local authorities trying to ...
WHITEHALL
COSLA: Communities can take no more pain
By William Eichler | 22 November 2016
Local government is at a ‘defining moment’ and communities ‘can take no more pain,’ Scottish coun...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
Anger erupts over SNP's 'centralised' taxation agenda
By Jamie Hailstone | 16 November 2016
The Scottish Government has been accused of 'waging war' against local authorities, following rep...
SCOTLAND
Holyrood accused of 'waging war' against councils
By Jamie Hailstone | 14 November 2016
The Scottish Government has been accused of ‘waging war against local authorities’ following repo...
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