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BUSINESS
Interserve dropped after failure to deliver
By Jamie Hailstone | 23 November 2016
Interserve has been sacked from a major city waste project after ‘repeatedly’ failing to meet del...
FINANCE
'Write off our debts to save services,' say Green MSPs
By Dan Peters | 23 November 2016
Green MSPs have called for £11.5bn of long-term debt held by Scotland’s councils to be written of...
WHITEHALL
COSLA: Communities can take no more pain
By William Eichler | 22 November 2016
Local government is at a ‘defining moment’ and communities ‘can take no more pain,’ Scottish coun...
BUSINESS
Ministers sign off £250m Aberdeen City Region deal
By Sam Clayden | 21 November 2016
The Aberdeen city region deal has been launched today after UK and Scottish Government ministers ...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
Anger erupts over SNP's 'centralised' taxation agenda
By Jamie Hailstone | 16 November 2016
The Scottish Government has been accused of 'waging war' against local authorities, following rep...
SCOTLAND
Holyrood accused of 'waging war' against councils
By Jamie Hailstone | 14 November 2016
The Scottish Government has been accused of ‘waging war against local authorities’ following repo...
FINANCE
Scottish councils face £1bn shortfall
By Sam Clayden | 10 November 2016
A group of four Scottish local authorities has warned it could face a funding gap of up to £1bn b...
FINANCE
Tax reforms an 'affront to local democracy'
By Jamie Hailstone | 07 November 2016
Town hall leaders have blasted a decision by the Scottish Government to cash grab £100m from coun...
DEVOLUTION
Scottish councils want 'Manchester-style' devolution deals
By Sam Clayden | 02 November 2016
A group of Scottish councils has called for ‘Manchester-style’ devolution deals, claiming first m...
HUMAN RESOURCES
The workforce challenge for Scotland
By Michael Burton | 01 November 2016
As Scottish HR leaders meet for their annual conference their society’s incoming president Victor...
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LGR Programme Director
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