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Soap Box: Be careful what you wish for

24 June 2009

The recent MP expenses debacle in Parliament has generated a lively debate on the merits of direc...

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Barnett Formula 'should go'

24 June 2009

The Barnett Formula should be scrapped and replaced with block grants from Westminster, because i...

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Money Matters

24 June 2009

The last time I wrote this column, I was the corporate services director of a local authority, an...

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Let's raise our game

24 June 2009

In his first article as a regular contributor to The MJand LocalGov.co.uk, Stephen Taylor says th...

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Civil servants under pressure over bonuses

24 June 2009

Senior civil servants are under pressure to postpone their annual bonuses this year, after new fi...

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Bucks is first pathfinder pilot to tender

23 June 2009

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Exclusive: Councils boost budgets with pension cash

23 June 2009

Councils are using a controversial investment technique – exploiting the value of staff pensions ...

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Inspecting the police

19 June 2009

The new police authority inspection framework is on a tight deadline, but it is vital to get it r...

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Campaign launched to cut public energy use by 10%

18 June 2009

The Treasury’s commercial arm has launched a campaign to improve the way public bodies buy energy...

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Call to bar prison

18 June 2009

Ministry of Justice proposals to build a large prison in east London have been thrown into doubt,...