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ECONOMIC GROWTH

£5bn Work Programme is 'still failing'

03 July 2013

The coalition’s flagship Work Programme is failing to help disadvantaged jobseekers with long-ter...

HEALTH

LGA Conference 2013: Councils to pilot 'whole person care'

By Laura Sharman | 03 July 2013

Six local authorities will trial the full integration of health and social care budgets through a...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

LGA Conference 2013: Cable defends size of local growth cash pot

By Laura Sharman | 03 July 2013

Business secretary Vince Cable defends modest £2bn size of single local growth fund at LGA annual...

Fourwheeldrive Woman

03 July 2013

Wimbledon and potholes. Time to blame local government, surely?

Remainders to be seen

03 July 2013

Tips for summer reads, or gratuitous book plugging from the MJ team? You decide...

Alien distractions

03 July 2013

Diary is relieved to hear Whitby councillors are not at risk of alien abduction due to strength i...

Pickles' salad days

03 July 2013

Communities secretary Eric Pickles hits the social networks and eats salad... yes, salad.

FINANCE

LGA Conference 2013: Casey urges chief execs to lead on troubled families

By Jonathan Werran | 02 July 2013

Troubled families tsar Louise Casey praises role of councils in fixing chaotic households but urg...

FINANCE

Caerphilly chief executive O'Sullivan arrested on suspicion of fraud

By Jonathan Werran | 02 July 2013

Caerphilly Council chief executive Anthony O’Sullivan one of two council officials arrested by po...

FINANCE

LGA Conference 2013: Sir Merrick demands end to Barnett formula

By Jonathan Werran | 02 July 2013

Council chiefs today demanded a radical overhaul to how public spending is allocated to give Engl...