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WHITEHALL

Councils defend redundancy pay offs

By Tom Bridge | 29 September 2015

Welsh councils have hit out at claims that local government redundancy payments exceeded £100m ov...

WHITEHALL

Cameron sells Northern Powerhouse to US

By Sam Clayden | 29 September 2015

David Cameron last night attempted to sell the Northern Powerhouse concept to US investors in New...

WHITEHALL

Lord Kerslake to review Treasury role

By Michael Burton | 29 September 2015

Former Sheffield City Council chief executive and head of the civil service Lord Bob Kerslake has...

WHITEHALL

Healey calls for 100,000 new homes a year

By Sam Clayden | 28 September 2015

The new shadow housing minister John Healey has published a discussion report on building 100,000...

WHITEHALL

Kerslake calls for more pride in public service

By Jamie Hailstone | 28 September 2015

The former head of the civil service has said pride in public service is the best way to countera...

WHITEHALL

Councils could face bill over NHF Right to Buy deal

By Heather Jameson | 25 September 2015

Councils could have to pick up the bill for the deal struck between the government and housing as...

WHITEHALL

Betts calls for clarity over refugee funding

By Heather Jameson | 24 September 2015

Clive Betts has called for more clarity from the Government on future funding to pay for Syrian ...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Councils facing 'tipping point' over future services collapse

By Mark Whitehead | 22 September 2015

Stark warnings have been issued by big city councils that they could fail to provide statutory se...

FINANCE

Standing at the sky's edge

By Mark Rogers | 22 September 2015

Mark Rogers considers the financial precipice facing local government and asks what to do about s...

WHITEHALL

'Let Whitehall manage housing schemes'

22 September 2015

Central government should take over planning responsibility for large housing projects, according...

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