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Preparing for the spending round for 2015/16

By Daniel Goodwin | 01 May 2013

Daniel Goodwin says this spending round will set the scene for the longer-term, and for the post-...

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Audit plans will deliver £650m savings

01 May 2013

The Government has restated its belief plans to localise town hall audit arrangements could deliv...

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Fund deficit row goes on over town hall pensions

By Jonathan Werran | 01 May 2013

Suggestions that town hall pension pots face a massive £85bn deficit have sparked a fierce war of...

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Osborne urged to ditch Whitehall ring-fence

By Laura Sharman | 01 May 2013

Six leading think tanks call on chancellor to end ongoing protections for health, schools and ove...

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Councils cope with massive Census undercount

By Jonathan Werran | 01 May 2013

Government statisticians upwardly revise population estimates by 464,000 across England and Wale...

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Debating the 'cost' of democracy

By Michael Burton | 01 May 2013

Democratic process impedes sensible decision-making, says Michael Burton.

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Rebranding councils

By Cormac Smith | 01 May 2013

Our brand(reputation)is not what we say about ourselves, it is what other people say about us, sa...

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Help is at hand for whistleblowers

By Mark Leach | 01 May 2013

Mark Leach warns that employers across local government should be aware of the changes on the way...

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Engagement through austerity

By Michael Burton | 30 April 2013

Michael Burton reports on the debate held at the recent PPMA HR managers'conference, on how manag...

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How to revitalise town centres

By Tony McGovern | 30 April 2013

Tony McGovern looks at how to arrest the crisis in town centre retail.

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