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WALES

Wrexham hits out at 'bullying'

By Jamie Hailstone | 04 November 2014

The leader of Wrexham CC has accused the Welsh Government of bullying local authorities into merg...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Panel delay threatens new 'super councils'

By Jonathan Werran | 04 November 2014

Northern Ireland council chiefs have urged Stormont ministers to immediately establish a joint le...

PENSIONS

Parry-Jones payout gets final clearance from WAO

By MJ reporter | 04 November 2014

Welsh spending watchdogs have cleared Pembrokeshire CC’s exit payment for former chief executive ...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Reeves: 'Don't waste care bids'

By Dan Peters | 04 November 2014

Coventry City Council’s chief executive Martin Reeves has pleaded for the sector not to waste the...

FINANCE

Chatty manse

04 November 2014

There’s scraping the barrel. And there’s scraping the bits under the barrel and then selling them...

Been and ghoul

04 November 2014

Halloween has once again been and gone and MJ Diary’s pointy hat and broomstick has been consigne...

Airport is a shore thing

04 November 2014

Eyebrows were raised at MJ Towers this week when it was announced that United Airlines are to lau...

FINANCE

Corridors of Power

04 November 2014

Sebastian and Antonia from Conservative Central Office are discussing the new Manchester combined...

HEALTH

Next government must get a grip on fiscal rule

By Jonathan Werran | 04 November 2014

A future government should ensure public spending never outpaces Exchequer receipts, a leading em...

WHITEHALL

DfE 'failed to establish councils' school spending responsibilities'

By Jonathan Werran | 04 November 2014

The Department for Education (DfE) has failed to clearly set out what roles and responsibilities ...