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BUSINESS

Southern Cross landlords to take control of homes

By James Evison | 11 July 2011

Beleaguered care home firm Southern Cross is to be shut down after plans to save the company brok...

Cameron vows to end 'Whitehall knows best' dogma

By Jonathan Werran | 11 July 2011

David Cameron will today outline the Government’s long-delayed plans to break the presumption of ...

Southampton dispute reaches contract 'D-Day'

By Mark Conrad | 11 July 2011

Southampton's deadline for new employee terms and conditions appear to have been snubbed by hundr...

Chiefs' 'unions' issue turnover warning

By Mark Conrad | 08 July 2011

Turnover of local government chiefs threatens to de-stabilise a sector struggling to cope with de...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Statisticians in call to measure councils' job cuts

By Jonathan Werran | 08 July 2011

ONS report states impact of council job losses should be monitored.

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Charities urge prime minister not to water down public sector reforms

By Jamie Hailstone | 08 July 2011

Sir Stephen Bubb calls on prime minister not to water down the forthcoming public sector reform w...

FINANCE

PAC chair warns over cost of localism

By Heather Jameson | 07 July 2011

Localism will create the 'fragmentation’ of public services, chair of the PAC Margaret Hodge has ...

WHITEHALL

Cameron hails revolution in public service transparency

By Jonathan Werran | 07 July 2011

David Cameron has hailed the second-phase widening of the coalition’s transparency agenda.

FINANCE

Pickles to extend council transparency plan

By Heather Jameson | 07 July 2011

Councils could be forced to reveal details of contracts worth more than £500, communities secreta...

Suffolk considers 'post-NSD' library plan

07 July 2011

Suffolk CC’s cabinet is poised to approve a dramatically reconfigured plan to retain local librar...