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FINANCE

The NHS makes a land grab for public health

By Michael Burton | 08 January 2019

Flushed with the massive bung from the Prime Minister, the NHS appears to have decided it must ta...

FINANCE

How to make friends and influence central Government

By Dan Peters | 08 January 2019

Does the provisional finance settlement indicate an end to austerity? Will some councils lose out...

REORGANISATION

Corby calls for delay on Northants reorganisation

By Naomi Larsson | 08 January 2019

Corby BC has called for the creation of new unitary authorities to be pushed back, claiming there...

WHITEHALL

Government could face legal challenge over SEND

By Dan Peters | 20 December 2018

Families have officially launched a High Court legal challenge against the Government’s special e...

WHITEHALL

Brokenshire announces homelessness hubs

By Heather Jameson | 18 December 2018

Communities secretary James Brokenshire has announced a network of 11 homelessness ‘hubs’ across ...

WHITEHALL

Social care Green Paper delayed again amid Westminster turmoil

By Dan Peters | 12 December 2018

Turmoil in Westminster has piled further uncertainty onto local government, with the social care ...

WHITEHALL

Future Forum North: Whiteman rages at removing finance directors from top team

By Dan Peters | 06 December 2018

Council chief executives that demote the finance director role from the top team were being ‘too ...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Be wary of good intentions

By Claire Fox | 05 December 2018

New Year’s resolution: however nasty social media might get, don’t let’s lobby for even more powe...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

More councils need to help drown out the voices of hatred

05 December 2018

Many councils are leading the chorus which is starting to drown out the voices of hatred threaten...

POLICY AND POLITICS

War of words

04 December 2018

A civil war has arisen within the Labour Party ranks on the familiar battleground of Twitter.

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Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council

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Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council

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