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Praise for the frontline

By Heather Jameson | 18 November 2011

Nine out of 10 councils are well prepared for their cuts and will balance their books, figures pu...

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Atkins backs calls for UK investment

16 November 2011

WS Atkins has backed a call from some of the country's largest companies for the Government to in...

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Money Matters

By Alison Scott | 16 November 2011

In the words of the Bob Dylan song, The times, they are a changing, and many of the current chang...

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Councils meet austerity with 'frenzied' response

16 November 2011

Town halls are gearing themselves up for a future round of deep, multi-year budget cuts.

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MPs dub DCLG funding regime 'opaque'

By Jonathan Werran | 16 November 2011

Public Accounts Committee slams methods used by DCLG to distribute £20.5bn in formula grant fundi...

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Questions of accountability

By Hugh Doherty | 15 November 2011

Let's cut through the red tape of endless audits and data collection. says Hugh Doherty.

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The impact of cuts on regeneration

By Nicola Carroll | 15 November 2011

Nicola Carroll looks at MPs' recent report on the need for a national regeneration strategy.

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How to fund regeneration

By Malcolm Iley | 15 November 2011

Malcolm Iley looks at how a variety of measures have an important role to play in helping to fund...

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Union hits out at Southampton's 'virtual council' plans

By Jonathan Werran | 10 November 2011

Unite attacks decision by Southampton City Council leaders to involve Capita in talks for it to b...

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Fraud 'tip of iceberg

By Dominic Browne | 10 November 2011

Audit Commission reports the £185m of fraud detected by councils in 2010/11 could be the 'tip of ...

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