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CLIMATE CHANGE

Brown's energy snub to councils

07 August 2008

PM Gordon Brown is set to snub local government calls for a £500m windfall tax on energy supplier...

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Jacobs hired as interim GLA chief

07 August 2008

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Fuel costs and next winter

07 August 2008

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Plugged In: Performance is driving force behind delivery.

07 August 2008

Public service delivery will always be a balanced deal. In the absence of the profit motive, whic...

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District View

07 August 2008

Discussing my council’s financial position with politicians and residents often leads to comments...

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Why councils are switched on about switching off

07 August 2008

The Government’s boast that its Whitehall IT systems will be carbon-neutral by 2012 ignores the f...

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We must go in and help local government in Zimbabwe

07 August 2008

In Zimbabwe, the often-forgotten local government elections last March saw a clear vote for the o...

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Auditing the auditors

07 August 2008

Dermott Calpin dips into the Audit Commission’s latest annual accounts.

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The fair funding challenge

07 August 2008

David Magor says English politicians should look at Scotland and Northern Ireland for examples of...

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The scourge of slavery continues

07 August 2008

Slavery is still a problem, despite officially being abolished 200 years ago by Hull-born William...