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WHITEHALL

Report slams 'cosy' links with external supply firms

07 May 2009

Whitehall’s relationship with external suppliers has become ‘too cosy’, and managers could save t...

WHITEHALL

Less than half happy with council services

07 May 2009

Council satisfaction ratings have dropped dramatically – and less than half the public are now ha...

WHITEHALL

District View

06 May 2009

I’m not sure how many of Localgov.co.uk’s readers have heard of a fantastic new initiative from t...

WHITEHALL

An uphill struggle for reform

06 May 2009

The push towards ‘total place’ will encounter huge institutional barriers, but these must be face...

FINANCE

Keeping it local

06 May 2009

WHITEHALL

MPs live in a bubble

06 May 2009

With the reputation of MPs diminishing by the day, John Smith offers his solutions to recapture t...

WHITEHALL

Pension meltdown

06 May 2009

The current financial situation does not bode well for the next triennial valuation of the local ...

FINANCE

Can you save money without the pain?

06 May 2009

Following the recent spending cuts announced in the Budget, Ian Keys asks whether strategic commi...

WHITEHALL

Getting by with byelaws

06 May 2009

The CLG may be keen to free up councils, offering control over byelaws, but are the other departm...

WHITEHALL

Politics joins the pay agenda

01 May 2009

The general election campaign is under way, and already the main political parties are shroud-wav...