'Break down the barriers' to joined up care, urges Hunt

By Michael Burton | 06 June 2014

Health secretary Jeremy Hunt called the Better Care Fund 'an ambitious merger of health and socia...

Think tank urges municipal renewal

By Jamie Hailstone | 05 June 2014

The Local Government Information Unit (LGiU) has called on political parties to help rebuild trus...

Labour calls for emergency Better Care Fund debate

By Michael Burton | 05 June 2014

Labour has called an emergency debate next Monday to discuss the Better Care Fund.

'Give English councils fairer fiscal freedom'

By Jonathan Werran | 05 June 2014

English local authorities should be given the same potential for fiscal freedom as the devolved a...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

London calling

By Michael Burton | 05 June 2014

Evidence that booming London continues to drive the growth agenda was confirmed this week by new ...

IMPROVEMENT

Tower Hamlets responds to election brickbats

By Jonathan Werran | 05 June 2014

Tower Hamlets LBC has provided an updated statement on allegations of misconduct surrounding the ...

Queen's Speech 2014: Council redundancy payouts to be tackled

By MJ Correspondent | 04 June 2014

The ‘revolving door’ culture of big pay-offs for senior public servants taking redundancy will be...

Queen's Speech 2014: pledges on apprenticeships and minimum wage

By Jonathan Werran | 04 June 2014

Commitment to increase the total number of apprenticeships to two million and higher fines on fir...

Trojan Horse probe sparks Whitehall turf war

By Jonathan Werran | 04 June 2014

Whitehall battle erupts between Gove and May over ‘Operation Trojan Horse’ investigation into all...

Queen's Speech 2014: further tax devolution commitments

By Jonathan Werran | 04 June 2014

The Queen’s Speech contained commitments for devolving further fiscal powers to Scotland and Wale...