WHITEHALL

District View

06 February 2008

The new year is usually associated with the Budget and council tax decisions concerning local gov...

WHITEHALL

Soap Box

06 February 2008

Best value is the system which requires councils in Scotland to make continuous improvements in t...

WHITEHALL

Looking outside the tribe

06 February 2008

Scrutiny in local government has been patchy, says Nick Raynsford, but it can – and should – cont...

WHITEHALL

An old idea, best left buried

By John Stewart | 06 February 2008

David Cameron’s proposal for local referenda on council taxes is a retread of a suggestion by Mic...

WHITEHALL

Local area agreements: Aggravation or added value?

06 February 2008

The new, slimline LAAs still require a huge amount of effort to complete, but will they strengthe...

WHITEHALL

LGA has no room for migrant packs

06 February 2008

Government plans for migrant information packs have been dismissed as nothing new, by the Local G...

WHITEHALL

Clegg takes first victory

06 February 2008

WHITEHALL

Plugged In

06 February 2008

WHITEHALL

Police reforms 'will not include elections'

06 February 2008

Calls for US-style elected local police chiefs are to be rejected by the Government’s adviser on ...

WHITEHALL

Cheshire drops bid to halt unitaries

06 February 2008

Cheshire CC has abandoned legal plans to fight the Government’s decision to split the county in t...