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Sector urged to ditch fossil fuels

By Dan Peters | 22 March 2016

‘Narrow interpretations of fiduciary duty should not be a barrier’ for local government to commit...

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Government devolution strategy 'piecemeal and incoherent'

By William Eichler | 21 March 2016

The Government’s devolution strategy is ‘piecemeal and incoherent,’ a new cross-party report has ...

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Bill 'could cause recruitment crisis'

By Laura Sharman | 21 March 2016

The Housing Bill could cause a recruitment crisis in the care sector as many social housing tenan...

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Labour: £500m academies black hole

By William Eichler | 18 March 2016

The chancellor’s plan to transform every school into an academy faces a £560m funding shortage, a...

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Rate relief compensation 'nigh on impossible'

By Sam Clayden | 18 March 2016

The Government’s plans to reimburse local government for raising the threshold for small business...

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Northern leaders pledge to work together

By Jamie Hailstone | 18 March 2016

The leaders of five core cities have pledged to work together to achieve the next phase of the No...

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More than a marriage of convenience

17 March 2016

To adapt a phrase, the NHS is from Mars, local government is from Venus. But deputy director of t...

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Engagement and accountability key

By Mark Sandford | 17 March 2016

Senior research analyst at the House of Commons Library, Mark Sandford, looks at the unexpected i...

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Budget 2016: Osborne boosts infrastructure and flood defences

By Dominic Browne | 16 March 2016

Flood resilience was a keynote winner in today’s Budget, with the chancellor raising the potentia...

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Budget 2016: Government 'redoubles efforts to make Britain fit for future'

By Chris Ames | 16 March 2016

Chancellor George Osborne has announced funding for major transport infrastructure projects in th...

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