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FINANCE

Public behaviour and efficiency

By Kieran Stigant | 18 October 2011

Warren Hatter and Kieran Stigant look at how West Sussex CC is learning how to encourage changes ...

What next for council budgets?

By Laura Sharman | 14 October 2011

Laura Sharman reports on the highlights of a debate organised by The MJ and Pitney Bowes Business...

FINANCE

Money Matters

By Alison Scott | 12 October 2011

The unusually mild autumn may make Christmas and the annual budget-setting process seem way off, ...

FINANCE

How to use tax increment finance

By Mark Simpson | 12 October 2011

Christopher Brigstocke and Mark Simpson believe councils need to get maximum value on Tax Increme...

Breaking the cycle of disadvantage

By Nicola Carroll | 12 October 2011

Nicola Carroll reports on how early intervention has been a key feature of Nottingham City Counci...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

We need a thriving third sector

By Stephen Bubb | 11 October 2011

Sir Stephen Bubb says a thriving third sector is more essential than ever.

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Helping cohesion to happen

By Mike Hardy | 11 October 2011

Mike Hardy says that there is no single strategy for achieving community cohesion.

HEALTH

Councils need to plan now for the health changes

By Ben Page | 11 October 2011

Ben Page looks at the impact of the public health changes on councils.

FINANCE

Councils must act to become community leaders

By Mark Cook | 11 October 2011

John Tizard and Mark Cook say that local authorities should prove their worth as community leaders.

FINANCE

Money Matters

By Sheila Little | 06 October 2011

Sheila Little analyses the eight technical tomes of the Local Government Resource Review.