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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 ...

WHITEHALL

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...

WHITEHALL

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...

WHITEHALL

District View

09 July 2010

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

WHITEHALL

£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...

WHITEHALL

Daventry delight

09 July 2010

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

WHITEHALL

Double the success

09 July 2010

WHITEHALL

Failed unitaries face emergency elections

09 July 2010

Devon CC has been accused of ‘rubbing salt in the wounds of Exeter’ following a High Court ruling...