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Report: Councils landed with cost of cap

By MJ Correspondent | 23 October 2013

The Government’s benefit cap risks shunting costs between national and local government, accordin...

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Report: Managers lack time to reform

By MJ reporter | 23 October 2013

More than half of council bosses believe a lack of time and capacity is holding back the transfor...

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Authorities hit back at home-building attack

By MJ Correspondent | 23 October 2013

Councils have torn apart a defence of the controversial bedroom tax by the Government’s welfare r...

Corridors of Power: The energy prices crisis

23 October 2013

Labour Party energy adviser Dick Outage is chatting with Labour election co-ordinator Andy Joules...

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...