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FINANCE
Missing the big picture
By John Stewart | 20 May 2011
George Jones and John Stewart find the latest review of council finance is too narrowly focused.
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Qualified votes challenge local democracy
By John Stewart | 12 April 2011
MPs should take a closer look at legislation which will hand powers to elected mayors and unelect...
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High time for a statute of local rights
By John Stewart | 05 April 2011
A new constitutional settlement is needed to overcome the command and control attitudes of centra...
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Why the commission lost its way
By John Stewart | 05 April 2011
Following David Walker’s article last week, George Jones and John Stewart argue that the Audit Co...
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So much for the Centralism Bill's aims
By John Stewart | 21 January 2011
Despite its name, centralism reigns in the Localism Bill, with ministers believing local authorit...
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A patchwork quilt
By John Stewart | 10 November 2010
The Government is still determined to impose directly-elected mayor models on the largest city au...
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To whom is the chief executive responsible
By John Stewart | 13 October 2010
Is a chief executive responsible, as in the past, to the council, or to the executive – or both? ...
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Should we let the people decide
By John Stewart | 24 September 2010
Introducing referendums to decide local issues like council tax increases has implications for re...
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Lessons for the coalition from hung councils
By John Stewart | 18 August 2010
Can Messrs Cameron and Clegg learn some lessons from local government where no overall control ha...
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The forgotten elections
By John Stewart | 26 May 2010
The local polls were almost an afterthought given the general election. Will fixed-term parliamen...
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As Service Manager – Property and Investment, you will be the Council’s professional lead on for commercial property and investment. Apply for this job
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