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BUSINESS

Councils told to 'observe due diligence'

By Dan Peters | 06 May 2015

Local government lawyers have tried to reassure councils worried they may be on unstable legal gr...

HEALTH

Parties flunk care challenge

By Jonathan Werran | 06 May 2015

The next government risks repeating the same mistakes as the coalition in boosting health spendin...

HUMOUR

White Van Man on . . . elections

05 May 2015

What’s the point of elections?

EDUCATION

Talk to the hand

05 May 2015

Defining a social media strategy for your organisation is, Diary believes, one of the most thankl...

HUMOUR

Shoot the proof-reader

05 May 2015

Diary will be heading to the polls today just like everyone else despite only skim-reading the ma...

ERIC PICKLES

Battle of the bitter Twitters

05 May 2015

Is Eric Pickles a secret fan of the cult television show Little Britain?

'Mismanaged' LGPS faces funding deficit of £47bn

By Dan Peters | 05 May 2015

The Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) has an estimated funding deficit of £47bn, latest figu...

FINANCE

Councils urged to be prudent when exploring derivatives

By Dan Peters | 05 May 2015

Councils thinking about dipping their toes back into the financial derivatives market have been w...

PAY

UKIP local surge predicted

By Jonathan Werran | 05 May 2015

UKIP is poised to make dramatic headway in this week’s local government elections, and could doub...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Council clarifies chief executive fraud comments

By Jamie Hailstone | 05 May 2015

Woking BC has clarified comments made by its chief executive after criticism he was linking the t...