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LEGAL

Information black holes creating vulnerable invisible

By Dan Peters | 30 October 2015

Vulnerable groups are being rendered ‘almost invisible by significant gaps’ in councils’ data on ...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Northern Powerhouse 'could fail' unless poverty gap tackled

By William Eichler | 27 October 2015

Chancellor George Osborne’s Northern Powerhouse project could fail unless the poverty gap is tack...

WHITEHALL

Stop bickering – work together or fight it out

By Heather Jameson | 20 October 2015

It seems the moment George Osborne stepped down from his party conference speech, the questions o...

WHITEHALL

Investment returns must not be compromised

By Andrew Burns | 20 October 2015

The announcement that chancellor George Osborne would like to see Local Government Pension Scheme...

WHITEHALL

Corridors of Power: British nationality test

20 October 2015

Sebastion D’Arcy and Gerald de Vere-Smythe, two Home Office political advisers are discussing the...

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

What's the big idea?

By Sir Richard Leese | 20 October 2015

Sir Richard Leese discusses the importance of getting beyond the 'big idea' of devolution to deli...

FINANCE

Authority pleads for cash to fill funding gap

By Sam Clayden | 20 October 2015

Argyll and Bute Council will make a plea to the Scottish Government for extra money to plug a £26...

WHITEHALL

A cloud of secrecy

By Sam Clayden | 20 October 2015

Senior council officers have been urged to increase transparency around the devolution process af...

FINANCE

Northamptonshire's plight is a message for the sector

By Heather Jameson | 14 October 2015

For anyone who joined local government in the last 10 to 15 years, section 114 notices are a less...

HEALTH

Sector plea for extra £2bn a year prevention cash

By Jamie Hailstone | 14 October 2015

The issue of health funding has come under fresh scrutiny as council leaders call for more money ...