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What councils want
By Nicola Bulbeck | 12 January 2016
After losing patience with central government dictat, Nicola Bulbeck sets out her demands for wha...
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Keep your eyes on the financial settlement
By Graeme McDonald | 12 January 2016
Business rate retention, a four-year indicative budget and recognition of spiralling social care ...
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Happy New Year – welcome to 2016
By Heather Jameson | 07 January 2016
What's top of the agenda for local government in 2016? Heather Jameson explores the issues facing...
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LGA: 475k homes approved by councils still unfinished
By Thomas Bridge | 07 January 2016
Almost 500,000 homes have been granted planning permission by councils but are yet to be built, r...
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No 10's housing moves contradict devolution policy
By Michael Burton | 06 January 2016
Michael Burton analyses the latest government plans to speed up housing delivery
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Reshuffle expands Labour's local government roster
By Thomas Bridge | 06 January 2016
Labour’s communities secretary Jon Trickett has survived a shadow cabinet reshuffle, as Jeremy Co...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Housing ambition hit by 'triple whammy'
By David Edwards | 05 January 2016
Government housing policy has halted one city’s programme for housing investment at a crucial tim...
FINANCE
Big borough in search of major investment
By Chris Naylor | 04 January 2016
At a pivotal time for Barking and Dagenham, Chris Naylor explains how the borough created a growt...
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Poorest won't benefit from PM's housing takeover
By Sam Clayden | 04 January 2016
The prime minister’s plans to seize control of house building in parts of the country would not c...
WHITEHALL
Authorities praised for hitting Christmas resettlement target
By Sam Clayden | 23 December 2015
Local government has been congratulated by the minister for Syrian refugees for hitting their tar...
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