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COUNCILLORS
Councillor suspension power welcomed by officers
By Dan Peters | 23 January 2025
Council chiefs have welcomed Government moves to give councils powers to suspend councillors foun...
FINANCE
Frustration mounts over delay to National Insurance allocations
By Dan Peters | 23 January 2025
The Government has still not revealed how much each council will be compensated for the increase ...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
US, them and the plan for economic growth
By Heather Jameson | 22 January 2025
If the growth mission is the big priority on this side of the pond, 'what action is the Governmen...
FINANCE
Local authorities ask for permission to raise council tax above referendum threshold
By Dan Peters | 20 January 2025
More councils have pleaded with ministers to increase their council tax above the 5% referendum l...
REORGANISATION
Minister rejects 'diktat' accusation
By Martin Ford | 20 January 2025
Local government minister Jim McMahon has rebuffed accusations that reorganisation amounts to a ‘...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
Rebels with a cause
By By Dan Peters | 16 January 2025
The Local Government Association (LGA) has been warned some members could quit over its stance on...
FINANCE
Ministers urged to reconsider pace of pensions reform
16 January 2025
Ministers have been urged to ‘seriously reconsider’ the fast pace of their reform to the Local Go...
FINANCE
Lessons from literature
By Tracie Langley | 15 January 2025
Classic novels' warnings of the abuse of money and power are as relevant now as when they were fi...
FINANCE
National Insurance compensation is 'total shambles'
By Dan Peters | 13 January 2025
The Government’s handling of compensating councils for the increase in employers’ National Insura...
PRIVATE SECTOR
Jones: Private sector to examine Whitehall efficiency
13 January 2025
Private sector ‘experts’ could be drafted into the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Gov...
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