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The MJ Future Forum 2012: speakers' slides

08 June 2012

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Real pensions winner is common sense

By Jonathan Werran | 07 June 2012

The thing about common sense is that, despite protestations to the contrary, it really isn't that...

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Care cash 'spent to prop up services'

By Jamie Hailstone | 07 June 2012

More than £110m of additional government funding set aside to improve elderly care has been spent...

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Winning hearts and minds

By Jonathan Werran | 07 June 2012

Jonathan Werran meets the chief executive at Basingstoke and Deane about his philosphy towards th...

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Time to chew the elephant

By Keith Dorling | 07 June 2012

Keith Dorling explains Croydon LBC's decision to renew it total facilities management contract ma...

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A failing Bill?

By John Healey | 07 June 2012

John Healey explains why he thinks the Finance Bill is failing.

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The challenge for partnerships – find the capacity

By Paul Kelly | 07 June 2012

Councils are finding ever more innovative ways of generating savings while meeting local need, sa...

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Pension deal will hit small providers

By Michael Burton | 07 June 2012

The local government pension deal is a sensible compromise in which both employees and employers ...

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The pressures on the housing market

By Alan Goodrum | 07 June 2012

Applying a limit to immigration does not deal with the scale of the problems facing the housing m...

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Pension fund 'not a political toy' warns union boss

07 June 2012

Local government staff bodies have warned town halls they should not view the sector's giant pens...