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ECONOMIC GROWTH

Tear down barriers for free play, Assembly urges mayor

By Luke Barras-Hill | 22 July 2011

The London Assembly has called on mayor Boris Johnson to oppose blanket charging of children’s pl...

Online streaming is off

21 July 2011

Diary was pleased to read this week that IT staff at Birmingham City Council are at least as clue...

Search has us all at sea

21 July 2011

Diary was shocked – to truly Grant Shapps levels – to discover the UK has a local shipping minist...

What a loo-dicrous rule

21 July 2011

It would appear spending a penny has landed some Scottish councillors in hot water...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Exclusive: Invest to save 'is Big Society key'

By Mark Conrad | 21 July 2011

Politicians and public bodies are making a big ‘mistake’ by not investing in third sector capacit...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Small charities want a level playing field

By Jamie Hailstone | 21 July 2011

Charities have called for an overhaul of public sector commissioning to create a level playing fi...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Enterprise benefits must be visible

21 July 2011

Social enterprises must make themselves more attractive to investors, according to a new report.

HEALTH

Dilnot: Time to respond to care system 'disgrace'

By Jamie Hailstone | 21 July 2011

Economist Andrew Dilnot has warned councillors to ‘keep the pressure up’ over reforming the socia...

New Suffolk chief pay set at £157,000

By Heather Jameson | 21 July 2011

The new chief executive of Suffolk CC is likely to be paid a basic salary of around £157,000 a year.

HEALTH

Child protection response benefits social workers

21 July 2011

The Government’s response to the Munro review into child protection could free social workers fro...