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FINANCE

Why it's good to keep it local

By Bob Neill | 05 May 2015

Bob Neill argues that after the elections the case for devolving power within England must be kep...

FINANCE

Fixed-cost political opportunities?

By David Rees | 05 May 2015

Local government, which is no stranger to fixed-term administrations, should take advantage of a ...

SOCIAL CARE

Social care and the election: we need to talk about the money

By Richard Humphries | 05 May 2015

Richard Humphries warns the next government will repeat the Coalition's mistake of protecting the...

FINANCE

Key Cities demand fiscal freedoms

By Jonathan Werran | 30 April 2015

The transfer of local property taxes must form the main plank to devolution at city level, an inf...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Devolution – a new false dawn fades?

By Simon Goacher | 30 April 2015

Simon Goacher hopes that whatever the outcome of the election, all party agreement on devolution ...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

'Don't let devo burden taxpayers'

By Jonathan Werran | 28 April 2015

Communities secretary Eric Pickles has reaffirmed Conservative policy that the drive towards dece...

WHITEHALL

Residents trust local politicians more than Whitehall

By Jonathan Werran | 28 April 2015

Local politicians are trusted twice as much as their Westminster counterparts to make the right r...

FINANCE

Battle lines drawn ahead of election

By Dan Peters | 28 April 2015

Battle lines have been drawn across local government ahead of the last week of campaigning.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

EXCLUSIVE: Miliband's devolution pledge

By Jonathan Werran | 28 April 2015

Labour leader tells The MJ ‘the biggest devolution to English regions’ is at the forefront of th...

SOCIAL CARE

Will we hear an honest debate in the week before the election?

By Heather Jameson | 28 April 2015

Heather Jameson ponders if the parties will focus on winning the election by telling people what ...

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Strategic Director – Place-Based Services

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