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WHITEHALL

Filing reform into the waste paper basket

By Jonathan Werran | 15 December 2011

Open public services white paper is consigned to Whitehall's dustbin. Rip it up and start again ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Leaving from the front

By Heather Jameson | 14 December 2011

Heather Jameson meets chief executive, Moira Gibb, as she retires after a glittering career in lo...

ENVIRONMENT

Central lines

By Paul Swinney | 14 December 2011

Unlocking the economic potential of mid-sized cities would allow them to make a far greater contr...

BUSINESS

How to find foster carers

By Lorraine Butcher | 14 December 2011

Cheshire East Council is bucking the trend with a dynamic and creative approach to recruiting gua...

FINANCE

How we created our education partnership

By Geraint James | 14 December 2011

Geraint James shares his top five tips for building effective local authority partnerships follow...

ENVIRONMENT

Disposing of rubbish after Christmas

By Alex Thomson | 14 December 2011

It's time to take the rubbish out of the Christmas break says Alex Thomson.

BUSINESS

Is this the age of the mutual?

By Joe Thomas | 13 December 2011

Eric Bohl and below Joe Thomas look at the future role of mutuals in service provision.

Keeping going when the going gets tough

By Lesley Murphy | 07 December 2011

Do managers face an impossible task in maintaining morale? asks Blair McPherson

FINANCE

Money Matters

By Mike Suarez | 07 December 2011

Mike Suarez looks at how councils are looking out for new opportunities to raise revenue in tough...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

The system of tackling and reoffending

By Stephen Bubb | 06 December 2011

Put simply, the current system of tackling reoffending in this country is broken, says Stephen Bubb.