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Rise of the not-so-odd couple

By Jonathan Werran | 11 February 2014

Havering and Newham LBCs will launch ‘One Source’ in April as one of local government’s most ambi...

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Parking fines profits myth masks stark reality

By MJ reporter | 11 February 2014

Government claims councils are profiting from parking are hindering local government efforts to e...

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Troubled Families tsar 'worried about Norfolk'

By MJ reporter | 11 February 2014

Troubled families tsar Louise Casey has revealed Norfolk CC is on her ‘worry list’ of authorities...

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Time to start measuring up for efficiency

By Andy Mudd | 11 February 2014

Mark Bramah and Andy Mudd show how robust performance data analysis can help drive better value f...

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Time to start measuring up for efficiency - Case Studies

11 February 2014

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On your marks for a challenge

By Jonathan Yeates | 11 February 2014

The countdown to finding the 2014 Local Government Challenge winner has begun, as Jonathan Yeates...

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Miliband outlines his vision for public services

By Heather Jameson | 11 February 2014

The old-fashioned, top-down approach to public services will no longer work in an age of growing ...

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Hannaway first chief of Newry, Mourne and Down super council

By Jonathan Werran | 11 February 2014

Banbridge DC chief executive Liam Hannaway selected to run the newly formed Newry, Mourne and Dow...

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Leicestershire unitary could deliver £31.4m annual savings, EY reports

By Jonathan Werran | 11 February 2014

Creation of unitary authority covering Leicestershire CC could deliver annual £31.4m savings - bi...

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Decentralisation 'easier said than done' warns IFG think-tank

By Mark Conrad | 10 February 2014

Recent attempts to decentralise power from Whitehall have often ended in failure, a candid report...