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Latest unitaries claim 'it's business as usual'

16 April 2009

The new unitary councils have hit the ground running at the start of the biggest shake-ups in loc...

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Staff suspended over e-mail claims

16 April 2009

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Profession 'still dogged by lack of social mobility'

16 April 2009

Public sector manager profiles will remain ‘stale, male and pale’, unless social mobility improve...

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Put paid to the pay rows

15 April 2009

In the current economic climate, we should revisit the Councillors’ Commission’s plans for a nati...

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Putting integrity in poll position

15 April 2009

The Government focuses too much on election turnout, when there are far more worrying issues to c...

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Warning of 0.5% pay rise sparks union fury

09 April 2009

Public sector pay moved to the frontline in the battle over economic management this week, after ...

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Two-tier pay rises cannot continue

09 April 2009

Another day, another slating for chief executive pay. This week, it was the turn of the Taxpayers...

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Local government may supply new terror chief

09 April 2009

Whitehall’s counter-terrorism chief is scouring local government to fill a key post responsible f...

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Pensions legal fights on cards

09 April 2009

Local government lawyers have warned town halls to expect a glut of claims against the sector’s p...

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LGA calls for radical rethink on eco town plans

09 April 2009

The Government must rethink eco town plans, where there is strong local authority opposition, cou...