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FINANCE

Southern England propping up rest of UK - ONS

By Michael Burton | 01 August 2018

Southern England continues to subsidise the rest of the UK by raising more in taxes than it spend...

BUSINESS

NAO to reinforce external auditing

By Dan Peters | 09 July 2018

The National Audit Office (NAO) is to reinforce the importance of external auditor reporting afte...

EDUCATION

Scottish minister U-turns on education bill

By Martin Ford | 27 June 2018

The controversial Scottish education bill has been put on hold after a compromise was brokered wi...

FINANCE

COSLA in tourism tax call

By Dan Peters | 27 June 2018

The Convention of Scottish Local Authorities’ (COSLA) president today called for more financial p...

FINANCE

Northern Irish councils' devolution call

By Dan Peters | 21 June 2018

The time is now right to extend the responsibilities of local government in Northern Ireland thro...

BUSINESS

Growth plans for Norse

By Martin Ford | 13 June 2018

Norse Group has laid out ambitious growth plans that could lead to it hitting £0.5bn turnover.

UNIONS

Council staff vote for industrial action

By Mark Conrad | 12 June 2018

Staff at East Dunbartonshire Council have voted overwhelmingly for industrial action over planned...

WHITEHALL

Manzie made a Dame

By Michael Burton | 11 June 2018

The former interim chief executive of Birmingham City Council, Stella Manzie, has been made a Dam...

FINANCE

Scots councils in cash warning

By Mike Yuille | 04 June 2018

Scotland’s local authorities are facing worsening financial pressures that could see them facing ...

SCOTLAND

£90m Scottish city region deal struck

By Martin Ford | 31 May 2018

A Scottish Tartan Centre, Aquaculture Innovation Hub and International Environment Centre are to ...