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New breakaway blow to national pay framework

12 August 2009

The future of local government’s national pay bargaining framework was in doubt this week, after ...

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Slump in revenues 'will exceed £4bn'

12 August 2009

Council revenues are likely to slump by significantly more than the £4bn identified by the LGA th...

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Why we believe the pay offer is a public relations disaster

12 August 2009

Birmingham City’s Cllr Alan Rudge, cabinet member responsible for equalities and HR, explains why...

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Could sisters do it all better?

12 August 2009

Harriet Harman’s suggestion that men were to blame for the banking crisis – and much else – finds...

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Steady in the eye of the storm

12 August 2009

The credit crunch made Swindon a key barometer of economic trends. But the town has shrugged off ...

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Can local government learn from history?

By John Stewart | 12 August 2009

Awareness of history can be important in local authorities for practice and policies in the prese...

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The season of frenetic activity

12 August 2009

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The times they are-a-changing

06 August 2009

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Union issues 10-point plan and calls for a rethink on child protection

06 August 2009

Union leaders have published a 10-point plan to improve child protection and recruit more social ...

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Suggestions win over LGA

06 August 2009

Local authorities have drawn up a shopping list of 300 bright ideas to change legislation, stream...