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Election expert rejects referendum plan

15 July 2010

Plans to hold referendums in order to increase council tax have been criticised by local governme...

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Joint supply deal could save £70m

15 July 2010

Leaders and elected mayors of the 12 local authorities and fire services in the North East have a...

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Budget gamble faces major hurdles

14 July 2010

The Government decision to cut public spending quickly and sharply is a matter of policy and not ...

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Schools' agenda gets a caning

14 July 2010

Nick Raynsford says that the secretary of state for education has wielded a heavy-handed and cent...

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Tapping into the talent pool

09 July 2010

A cross-party ‘Be a councillor’ campaign has notched up some notable early success stories, as De...

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District View

09 July 2010

Donna Hall considers the challenges facing councils and sets out a plan of attack.

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£1.3m bill for PM's team hits drive to cut salaries

09 July 2010

The coalition government’s crusade to limit ‘excessive’ public sector pay deals has been dealt a ...

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Unions vow to fight plans to slash severance pay

09 July 2010

Whitehall trade unions have vowed to oppose, ‘root and branch’, ministers’ emergency plans to sla...

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Daventry delight

09 July 2010

Daventry DC’s benefits service has been rated as ‘fair’, with ‘promising prospects for improvement’

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Double the success

09 July 2010