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ECONOMIC GROWTH

Only connect

21 June 2011

Customer-friendly online services is the best way for libraries to retain the loyalty of their re...

FINANCE

What now for districts after voters rejected merger?

20 June 2011

Babergh and Mid Suffolk joint chief executive Charlie Adan, outlines the councils’ plans for tran...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Mutual benefits

By Dermott Calpin | 17 June 2011

MPs want the Government and the Cabinet Office to do more to encourage public service mutuals, s...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Time to let go

By Heather Jameson | 15 June 2011

MPs have delivered a damning verdict on ministers' failure to give councils real powers in the Lo...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Is mobility going backwards?

By Chris Waterman | 14 June 2011

The Government’s plans for education could undermine hopes for tacking poverty and improving soci...

Legal questions in the Localism Bill

14 June 2011

The MJ and law firm Trowers & Hamlins held a debate to discuss some of the legal issues arising i...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Why neighbourhood planning is an opportunity for councils

14 June 2011

DCLG decentralisation minister Greg Clark explains why he believes the new planning system will b...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Shadowy figures

By John Stewart | 08 June 2011

Government plans to impose mayoral referendums have not been thought out properly, say George Jon...

ENVIRONMENT

Carbon cop-outs

By James Evison | 08 June 2011

Critics claim that changes in government policy have scuppered hopes of a new generation of energ...

HEALTH

The impact of the health reforms on councils

By Phil Cooper | 07 June 2011

What do the planned health changes mean for councils? Phil Cooper reports on a recent debate amon...