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White Van Man

19 October 2011

…on laying off the councillors

Don't play Harri's game

19 October 2011

If you think the financial situation facing UK councils is bad, spare a thought for the poor folk...

Bench-side dispatches

19 October 2011

Oliver Letwin-AKA 'Cameron's Gandalf' elevates bin's debate to spookily rarefied level.

BUSINESS

Getting the eco-most out of waste

By Jonathan Werran | 19 October 2011

Leeds City Council has awarded Veolia ES Aurora preferred bidder status for a contract to deliver...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Move-out, granddad, think tank urges

By James Evison | 19 October 2011

Older people should downsize properties in order to relieve the housing shortage, the Intergenera...

FINANCE

Welsh local authorities promise on council tax bills

By Dermott Calpin | 19 October 2011

Welsh councils promise to keep increases in council tax bills to a minimum, but warned of future ...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Leeds: rate-relief strategy for social enterprises

By Dermott Calpin | 19 October 2011

Councillors in Leeds agree to give extra rate-relief for local social enterprises not registered ...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Voluntary sector input vital for welfare initiative success

By Dermott Calpin | 19 October 2011

More than 100 charity sub-contractors warn DWP's Work Programme risks ‘systemic failure’ without ...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

MP red-flags 'large-firm' provider culture

By Dermott Calpin | 19 October 2011

Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude calls for service-commissioning overhaul to widen scope of ...

WHITEHALL

MPs question future influence of reform group

By Jonathan Werran | 19 October 2011

MPs cast doubt on whether the Cabinet Office’s Efficiency and Reform Group (ERG) has local reach ...