FINANCE

Help is at hand for whistleblowers

By Mark Leach | 01 May 2013

Mark Leach warns that employers across local government should be aware of the changes on the way...

FINANCE

Engagement through austerity

By Michael Burton | 30 April 2013

Michael Burton reports on the debate held at the recent PPMA HR managers'conference, on how manag...

FINANCE

Gaming the cuts

By Joe Manning | 30 April 2013

Local authorities, must plan now if they are to lead places when further cuts bite, writes Joe M...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Surviving amidst a media feeding frenzy

By Carol Grant | 16 April 2013

Carol Grant reports on the aftermath of the youth commissioner saga.

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Public services under pressure?

By Jonathan Werran | 16 April 2013

Jonathan Werran reports on the findings of the report from NIESR of the impact of migrants on loc...

FINANCE

Pulling out the strands of welfare reform

By Heather Jameson | 10 April 2013

As the first changes of welfare reform emerge, Heather Jameson looks at the potential pitfalls ah...

FINANCE

How the Budget shaped up for councils

By Michael Burton | 04 April 2013

Michael Burton looks at the small print behind last week's Budget to find out its effect on local...

Budget 2013 - sector reaction

27 March 2013

Local government leaders, experts and economists give their view on chancellor George Osborne's '...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Harking back to a golden age

By John Stewart | 26 March 2013

George Jones and John Stewart ask whether the Localism Act 2011 has changed things for better.

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Government response to 'No stone unturned' – sector reaction

19 March 2013

The MJ's harvest of key local government views following Coalition response growth guru Lord Hese...