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Wigan win this, says council with ballsy personality

23 October 2013

Best of luck to the deputy leader of Wigan MBC who has put the local authority forward for the BB...

Council's potty consultation

23 October 2013

Diary is always scouting around for council stories to make you laugh and we particularly love a ...

Getting stoned in Gloucester

23 October 2013

What exactly do Gloucestershire CC and the Rolling Stones have in common?

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Betts vows to examine DCLG scrutiny

By Jonathan Werran | 22 October 2013

The chairman of a Parliamentary watchdog has vowed to scrutinise how the DCLG is overseeing billi...

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Chiefs slam 'anti-localist' procurement proposals

By Jonathan Werran | 22 October 2013

Council chief executives have criticised the Government’s proposals to standardise public sector ...

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Whitehall security overhaul to start

By Jonathan Werran | 22 October 2013

Ministers have announced plans to overhaul Whitehall security classifications, which have remaine...

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Councils disagree with Sir Bob's defence

By MJ Correspondent | 22 October 2013

Councils have hit back at senior civil servants who have defended the Government’s proposed top s...

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Concerns raised over extra pensions advice

By MJ Correspondent | 22 October 2013

The body charged with delivering next year’s changes to the LGPS has raised concerns about a Gove...

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Local authority capital expenditure falls again

By MJ Correspondent | 22 October 2013

Urban development funds (UDFs) could be used to arrest the decline of local authority capital exp...

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Atos gets thumbs down from Islington over benefits tests

By Jamie Hailstone | 22 October 2013

Contractor Atos has hit back after Islington LBC passed a motion of no confidence in its handling...