Scotland

By Dan Peters | 13 January 2015

Calls have been made for the devolved Welsh and Scottish governments to pass more powers down to ...

FINANCE

Councils set up COSLA rival - as West Dunbarton votes to stay

By MJ reporter | 06 January 2015

West Dunbartonshire Council has voted not to withdraw its notice to leave the Convention of Scott...

HEALTH

Neill hits out at Barnett forumla

By Heather Jameson | 06 January 2015

Former local government minister Bob Neill has attacked Labour for using the Barnett formula as a...

New partnership to rival COSLA

By Heather Jameson | 22 December 2014

Four Scottish councils, which have all resigned from the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities...

WHITEHALL

Amid the cuts, let's toast to local devolved government in 2015

By Heather Jameson | 16 December 2014

And so we reach the end of the year and, despite the predictions of Armageddon that have characte...

WHITEHALL

Now it's time for devolution on demand

By Alex Stevenson | 15 December 2014

Hot on the heels of the Scottish independence referendum, the upheaval is creating an agenda whic...

FINANCE

Glasgow chief executive fires parting shots at COSLA

By Jamie Hailstone | 15 December 2014

Glasgow City Council’s departing chief executive has called for the Convention of Scottish Local ...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Details of Scottish local government finance settlement announced

By Jamie Hailstone | 12 December 2014

The Scottish Finance Secretary John Swinney has announced a free school meal programme, as part o...

INFRASTRUCTURE

Drop fracking rules says Labour

By MJ reporter | 10 December 2014

The Labour Party has called off the regulations around fracking in the new Infrastructure Bill to...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Unemployment rate to fall next year

By Laura Sharman | 03 December 2014

The UK’s unemployment rate will fall to 5.4% next year, according to figures published by the Off...

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