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FINANCE

Making the leap into municipal bonds

By Dan Peters | 08 July 2015

Developed through the Local Government Association as a means of reducing councils’ capital finan...

A new job, right out of the blue

By Michael Burton | 01 July 2015

The new Conservative chairman of the Local Government Association, Cllr Gary Porter, had his bags...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Time to get tough on CSE grooming

By Cllr David Simmonds | 01 July 2015

With instances of child sexual exploitation making major news headlines in recent times, Cllr Dav...

WHITEHALL

Committing to the Covenant

By William Lyn | 25 June 2015

Councils up and down the country are delivering great things for military veterans in support of ...

BUSINESS

The politics of mutuals

By Cllr Colin Noble | 24 June 2015

Craig Dearden-Phillips and Suffolk leader, Cllr Colin Noble, argue the local political hurdles fo...

FINANCE

Over-50 shades of grey

By David Walker | 24 June 2015

David Walker raises the debate over the fiscal sustainability of the growing ageing workforce, an...

DEVOLUTION

William Hague on devolution and powerhouses…

23 June 2015

William Hague, former foreign secretary, has quit politics for a new career as public speaker and...

PLANNING

Do sustainability measures constrain creativity in urban design?

By Chris DF Rogers | 22 June 2015

Researchers from the universities of Birmingham and Lancaster investigated what approaches under ...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Listening cities

By Simon Hobday | 19 June 2015

Devolution, or various shades of it, could provide a step change to the implementation of smart c...

FINANCE

Satisfaction guaranteed?

By Jo Marshall | 19 June 2015

Jo Marshall explains why customer service must be placed at the heart of the public sector.