ECONOMIC GROWTH

A tale of many competing cities

By Michael Burton | 25 April 2012

Michael Burton visited an investment event to look at the competition UK towns and cities face to...

FINANCE

Councils bear the brunt of public sector jobs cut

By Michael Burton | 25 April 2012

Local government represents almost three quarters of the total drop in the number of public secto...

FINANCE

Looming fears over council budgets

By Heather Jameson | 01 March 2012

Councils across the country have set their budgets for 2012/13, however finance chiefs fear for t...

FINANCE

Management training is essential for boosting public sector performance finds survey

By Michael Burton | 29 February 2012

A comprehensive study finds that the public sector must ensure vigorous training for its managers...

HEALTH

A public health warning for councils

By Michael Burton | 28 February 2012

Latest figures on the ageing population show the scale of the challenge local authorities face re...

FINANCE

New DCLG guidance on top pay

By Michael Burton | 21 February 2012

Councils need to be clear in their pay and policy statements about their attitudes to top remuner...

ENVIRONMENT

Fuel poverty reduction targets 'will be missed'

By Michael Burton | 21 February 2012

As the country grapples with the aftermath of the recent cold spell, analysis questions whether t...

Watch out for the new public health duties

By Michael Burton | 15 February 2012

Michael Burton says 66 new measures for public health suggest councils could face a new wave of r...

IFS says public sector pension changes 'make little difference'

02 February 2012

Pay freeze still only returns public-private pay differentials to pre-2008 levels says institute.

The latest councils freezing council tax

02 February 2012

Eric Pickles has praised councils that have signed up to the Government's council tax freeze offer.