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'Government to blame' for care system 'riddled with holes'

By Sam Clayden | 14 September 2016

Ministers’ failure to patch up a social care system that is ‘riddled with holes’ has this week be...

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Speaking with one voice

By Cllr Gary Porter | 14 September 2016

Local government must have a united voice when tackling the many challenges ahead, says Lord Gary...

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Care crisis solutions hindered by 'lack of political will'

By Sam Clayden | 13 September 2016

Resolving the financial crisis in social care is ‘not impossible’ but efforts are being hampered ...

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Missing a trick on reorganisation

By Cllr Ken Browse | 13 September 2016

Calls from backbench MP Alec Shelbrooke for far-reaching local government reform have failed to a...

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Councils raise finance fears over Syrian refugee resettlement

By Thomas Bridge | 13 September 2016

Councils are unclear how much money they will be forced to spend from their own budgets on the Sy...

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Councils see a rise in capital investment to boost coffers

By Heather Jameson | 12 September 2016

Cash-poor councils are using more of their capital funds to boost investments, according to a new...

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Councils poised to join grammar schools race

By Jamie Hailstone | 12 September 2016

Local authorities could start building new schools again under Theresa May’s plans to create more...

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Pension funds report 'strongest returns in three years'

By Sam Clayden | 12 September 2016

Local authority pension funds have reported the best quarterly returns in the last three years de...

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Barclays LOBO move 'not a victory for councils'

By Sam Clayden | 09 September 2016

Barclays' scrapping of high interest Lender Option, Borrower Option (LOBO) loans for some council...

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Welsh council merger plans 'delayed by a decade'

By Jamie Hailstone | 09 September 2016

Plans to merge local authorities in Wales could be delayed by up to 10 years, according to the We...

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