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CIPFA: Increasing council cash reserves 'essential'

By Laura Sharman | 29 November 2013

The increase in cash reserves held by councils is essential for protecting frontline services, CI...

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Spending poverty gap denied by Lewis

By Jonathan Werran | 29 November 2013

Ministers have rejected findings from two reports that suggest councils in areas of greater depri...

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Cash crisis hits councils

By Mark Conrad | 28 November 2013

More than a quarter of England’s councils – 116 local authorities - are at high-risk of financial...

White Van Man on the latest zombie quango report

27 November 2013

I read in the paper this week that some inspection quango said that councils have made half their...

Social hits

27 November 2013

It seems barely a week goes by without some cautionary tale involving local government and social...

A 'melodramatic' Nazi salute

27 November 2013

The Yorkshire Dales is not the tranquil backdrop for a peaceful life as depicted on packets of Th...

How long does it take to bleed to death and other questions . . .

27 November 2013

As regular readers will know, MJ Diary is a big fan of all things social media.

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Think tank's warning on pre-election giveaways

By Jonathan Werran | 27 November 2013

Better than expected economic growth could still deny the chancellor the fiscal leeway to make go...

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Scots win on public spending

By MJ reporter | 27 November 2013

Scottish people received on average an additional £1,623 per head on public services compared wit...

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CIH: LEPs must take lead in local growth

By MJ reporter | 27 November 2013

LEPs should be instructed to maximise the role housing can play in boosting local economic growth...