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WHITEHALL

Hampshire split as county U-turns on mayor decision

By Sam Clayden | 26 February 2016

A split has emerged among local authorities in Hampshire after the county council leader U-turned...

HEALTH

Swinney confirms £10.3bn settlement

By Jamie Hailstone | 26 February 2016

The Scottish deputy first minister, John Swinney, has confirmed the details of the overall fundin...

WHITEHALL

Four in five want devolution vote

By Dan Peters | 26 February 2016

Four out of five English adults think local people should vote to decide whether powers are devol...

WHITEHALL

Minister defends government's pensions position

By Sam Clayden | 25 February 2016

Communities minister Baroness Williams has insisted local authority pension fund decision-making ...

WHITEHALL

Labour's last-ditch Education Bill pleas ignored

By Dan Peters | 25 February 2016

Labour has called on the Government to end its ‘ideological obsession’ with academisation as the ...

WHITEHALL

Authorities left to clarify wording of council tax bills

By MJ reporter | 23 February 2016

Concerns have been expressed that the presentation of the adult social care precept on council ta...

FINANCE

Fast-track planning 'good news for cash-strapped councils'

By Jamie Hailstone | 23 February 2016

Developers have hailed plans to fast-track planning applications as good news for cash-strapped c...

WHITEHALL

Council offers 'courtroom' on its premises

By Jamie Hailstone | 23 February 2016

Northumberland Council has offered the use of its buildings for court hearings after the closure ...

WHITEHALL

White Van Man on . . . the NHS

23 February 2016

I’m a simple geezer and I know what I don’t know, if you get my drift.

FINANCE

Whitehall told to 'ditch short-sighted housing strategies'

By Dan Peters | 23 February 2016

Lords have urged the Government to ditch its ‘short-sighted’ approach to house building, ‘empower...

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