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FINANCE

When your bond is your word

By Sir Merrick Cockell | 26 April 2016

Sir Merrick Cockell examines New Zealand’s municipal bonds agency and asks what lessons can be le...

FINANCE

Fielding the 'hospital pass'

By Norma Atlay | 26 April 2016

Norma Atlay says devolution of funding cuts mean councils must be ready to make tough decisions o...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

New chief after departure for COSLA

26 April 2016

The executive director of community services at Argyll and Bute Council, Cleland Sneddon, has bee...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

A true test of local powers

By Nick Forbes | 26 April 2016

Nick Forbes explains why the steel crisis proves devolution of business rates must be accompanied...

BUSINESS

Tensions over rate retention

By Dan Peters | 26 April 2016

As the sector awaits details of business rates retention, Dan Peters talks to Duncan Whitfield ab...

WHITEHALL

Future Forum 2016: Minister insists government will work with sector on rates retention

By Dan Peters | 22 April 2016

Local government minister Marcus Jones has insisted the new finance system will be designed in co...

HEALTH

Future Forum 2016: Devolution is 'unfinished revolution'

By Sam Clayden | 21 April 2016

Devolution is an ‘unfinished revolution,’ according to the chief executive of the Local Governmen...

FINANCE

Future Forum 2016: IFS urges caution over fiscal devolution

By Thomas Bridge | 21 April 2016

IFS director Paul Johnson has said it is ‘important’ to consider which powers should be devolved,...

FINANCE

NAO warns 'significant' devo questions still to be answered

By Thomas Bridge | 20 April 2016

Auditors have urged the Government to answer ‘significant’ accountability questions surrounding d...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Cracks are showing in devo deals

By Heather Jameson | 19 April 2016

With the East Anglia devolution deal already cracking under pressure, Heather Jameson says the Go...