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Why civil servants need to get out to get on

05 November 2008

Whitehall officials should be required to spend more time out in the field, such as working in ...

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Do community kitties work?

05 November 2008

The concept of participatory budgeting, or community kitties, enthusiastically advocated by minis...

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Letting the people decide

05 November 2008

Haringey LBC deputy leader, Lorna Reith, describes a five-year-old scheme in her north London bor...

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Why the postcode lottery should be welcomed

By John Stewart | 05 November 2008

Ministers and many local authorities are reluctant to take the decentralising path because they f...

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Support for Healey stance on LAAs

05 November 2008

Local government minister John Healey’s rejection of an overhaul of local area agreements has bee...

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Legal set back in battle to curb violent Birmingham drug gangs

05 November 2008

Birmingham City Council has called for government help, after a bid to tackle gang violence was d...

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Soap Box

04 November 2008

When ex-PM Tony Blair first visited the LGA’s offices in London’s Smith Square, he said: ‘I know ...

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Chief on move

31 October 2008

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Credit unions 'lifeline'

31 October 2008

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Stoke shake-up as mayor is voted out

31 October 2008