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FINANCE

Whitehall slammed over reserves figures

By Sam Clayden | 19 November 2015

Whitehall has faced a backlash from council leaders, the Local Government Association (LGA) and f...

HEALTH

White Van Man on . . . capital investment

19 November 2015

I was looking for a loan the other day and discovered the interest rates are so low they’re almos...

FINANCE

Demo duty for Cam?

19 November 2015

They say if you don’t ask, you don’t get – so hat’s off to a group of Oxfordshire campaigners for...

FINANCE

Charity alliance makes social care plea to PM

By Sam Clayden | 18 November 2015

Major care organisations have teamed up to deliver a letter to 10 Downing Street today calling on...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Sector split emerges over business rates

By Heather Jameson | 17 November 2015

Council leaders are divided over George Osborne’s flagship policy to devolve business rates – as ...

FINANCE

Finance experts urge councils to boost reserves despite cuts

By Sam Clayden | 17 November 2015

Councils should be boosting their reserves despite cuts, leading finance experts told the County ...

WHITEHALL

Leaders respond to landmark devolution deals

By Sam Clayden | 17 November 2015

The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) has accepted a metro mayor as part of its landmark de...

WHITEHALL

Right to Buy risks 'fracturing' relationships' at local level

17 November 2015

MPs have heard that relations between local authorities and housing associations have been ‘damag...

FINANCE

Treasury response key to City Deal

17 November 2015

Pressure is mounting on the Treasury to deliver £580m towards a proposed Cardiff Capital Region C...

FINANCE

PM deluged by Labour requests for meetings

By Thomas Bridge | 17 November 2015

Labour councils have inundated the prime minister with requests for meetings with the Number 10 P...

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