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LGA: Welfare grant axing undermines Government's partnership pledge

By MJ reporter | 19 February 2014

Councils have complained that the axing of welfare support funding is evidence of coalition backt...

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Care minister launches mental health concordat

By Jamie Hailstone | 19 February 2014

Local government, health and police chiefs have all vowed to improve mental health crisis care un...

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Debate over unitary for West Sussex

By MJ reporter | 19 February 2014

The leader of West Sussex CC is to start a public debate on a unitary authority for the county, f...

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Councils threaten to leave 'diluted' COSLA

By Jamie Hailstone | 19 February 2014

Members of Inverclyde Council are to meet tomorrow to discuss becoming the latest local authority...

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Greens want Scottish council overhaul

By MJ reporter | 19 February 2014

The Scottish Greens have called for a radical overhaul of local government.

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Fracking business rates offer 'not enough'

By MJ Correspondent | 19 February 2014

The offer to allow councils to collect 100% of the business rates from fracking projects is unlik...

White Van Man . . . on the state of education

19 February 2014

I see there’s been some survey that says UK schoolkids are streets behind those from Asia when it...

Good news for self-obsessed politicians

19 February 2014

There’s plenty of good news around for self-obsessed politicians.

Park life comes to the UK

19 February 2014

Local government might not be considered ‘cool’ in these parts, but in the United States it is ge...

Borrowing erotic fiction makes you feel like Conan the Librarian

19 February 2014

Diary has never been a fan of the shift to self-service.