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FINANCE

Poor forecasting heaps burden on public purse

By Jonathan Werran | 06 February 2014

Many Government financial forecasts are poor, spending watchdogs have concluded.

ECONOMIC GROWTH

The English question

By Alexandra Jones | 06 February 2014

Centre for Cities chief Alexandra Jones says Scottish independent vote offers once-in-a-lifetime ...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Give boroughs the keys to drive welfare reform, London Councils urges

By Jonathan Werran | 06 February 2014

Ministers should use the introduction of Universal Credit to put local authorities in the driving...

FINANCE

What's the best policy?

By Bob Neill | 05 February 2014

As election season slowly draws closer, Bob Neill looks at how the planning and financing of loca...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

We need radical devolution for economic growth

By Pat Ritchie | 05 February 2014

Newcastle chief executive Pat Ritchie looks at what fiscal devolution could do for the Core Cities.

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Playing to win among the 39 LEPs

By Steve Lamb | 05 February 2014

Steve Lamb explains how Thames Valley’s Local Enterprise Partnership went about submitting its bi...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Local authority perspective:

05 February 2014

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Business Perspective

05 February 2014

FINANCE

Pickles confirms 2% council tax referendum threshold

By MJ Correspondent | 05 February 2014

Local authorities breathed a sigh of relief today after communities secretary Eric Pickles confir...

FINANCE

Whitehall criteria for multi-million floods cash released

By James Evison | 04 February 2014

Councils have been handed the eligibility criteria for how the Government will dish out £7m cash ...