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WHITEHALL

Call to end 'outdated Sir Humphrey model'

By William Eichler | 04 August 2016

Thousands of civil servants should be moved out of London to ‘turbo-charge devolution,’ a think-t...

HEALTH

Councils defend public health pay after critical report

By Thomas Bridge | 04 August 2016

Public health leaders and councils have defended staff pay levels after a report criticised ‘enor...

EDUCATION

'Hugely-talented' council director dies in cycling accident

By Dan Peters | 04 August 2016

A ‘hugely-talented’ council director has died after missing a turn in fog while on a cycling holi...

WHITEHALL

Cat fight

02 August 2016

News that Whitehall was adding a third cat to its roster set fur flying in local government this ...

WHITEHALL

Joining the Wight fight

02 August 2016

Local government requests for more money struggle to be heard in the corridors of Whitehall.

DCLG

A gong for Westlake

02 August 2016

The news headlines were dominated at the weekend with stories about David Cameron’s resignation h...

WHITEHALL

Corridors of power

02 August 2016

Whitehall mandarins Sir Timothy Bates-Smith and Sir Jeremy Jackson-Browne are enjoying an evening...

WHITEHALL

Tax rules threat to interims

By Heather Jameson | 02 August 2016

Government plans to change the tax rules for public sector interim managers have been attacked as...

WHITEHALL

Councils hit back at asylum slur

By Dan Peters | 02 August 2016

Councils have dismissed a report that suggested they were ‘not pulling their weight’ in resettlin...

Nuttall to step down at S Ribble

By Jamie Hailstone | 02 August 2016

The chief executive of South Ribble BC has announced he is stepping down after 25 years at the lo...