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WHITEHALL

Repurposing an idea

21 October 2020

Diary loves a meme, particularly one having a pop at ministers.

ECONOMIC GROWTH

The politics of the 'Red Wall' is coming home to roost

By Dr Arianna Giovannini | 21 October 2020

There is nothing local or ‘place-sensitive’ in measures packaged in Whitehall and forced on to co...

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LGA board chair hits out at culture secretary

By Dan Peters | 20 October 2020

The chair of the Local Government Association’s (LGA) culture, tourism and sport board has claime...

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EXCLUSIVE: IT frustrates district access to shielded patient list

By Dan Peters | 20 October 2020

An IT shambles frustrated government attempts to share the shielded patient list (SPL) directly w...

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EXCLUSIVE: Leaked report warns sector less ready for Brexit transition

By Dan Peters | 20 October 2020

Local government is less ready for the end of the transition period than it was for a no-deal Bre...

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PM to give DPHs new tests for local outbreaks

By Heather Jameson | 19 October 2020

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has vowed to give directors of public health (DPH) access to COVID t...

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Hammond: COVID has sealed the fate of centralism

By Heather Jameson | 19 October 2020

The COVID crisis has ‘sealed the fate’ of centralised public services in the UK, former Chancello...

HEALTH

LGA chief says COVID response was hampered by 'disregard' for local government

By Heather Jameson | 16 October 2020

A future inquiry into the handling of the pandemic will find the ‘relative disregard for local go...

WHITEHALL

Exit cap signed into law

By Dan Peters | 15 October 2020

The £95,000 cap on public sector exit payments was signed into law last night and will come into ...

WHITEHALL

Tax increases more likely than austerity, says Flanders

By Dan Peters | 15 October 2020

A top economist has predicted that tax increases are more likely than another bout of austerity.

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