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FINANCE

Treasury in dark as PFI firms ratchet up £2.2bn equity profits

15 June 2011

HM Treasury’s ‘inadequate’ monitoring of trading in Public Finance Initiative (PFI) debt has allo...

Gove's 'grave error'

15 June 2011

The creation of the Education Funding Agency (EFA) shows that education secretary, Michael Gove, ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Give elected mayors more powers to drive economic growth, says IfG

15 June 2011

Elected mayors should receive greater powers, enabling them to take difficult decisions which sup...

Ports' safer haven

15 June 2011

Ministers have scrapped ‘unfair’ backdated bills levied on ports authorities.

CLIMATE CHANGE

A greener future

15 June 2011

Ministers have called for a ‘green revolution’ in housing which embraces the retrofitting of exis...

FINANCE

Workers 'should get priority' on housing lists says Miliband

By Mark Conrad | 15 June 2011

People who work or volunteer should be given priority on council house waiting lists, Ed Miliband...

Figures reveal Cumbria's success in abuse fight

15 June 2011

Cumbria Safeguarding Adults Board has succeeded in raising awareness of the abuse and neglect of ...

Grasp Bill opportunities, sector told

15 June 2011

Andrew Stunell has launched a challenge to councils to get on with localism and grasp the opportu...

HEALTH

Board chairman welcomes reforms to health proposals

15 June 2011

Reforms to the Health and Social Care Bill, giving councils greater powers of oversight, have bee...

HEALTH

Council bosses welcome NHS Future Forum report

By Jamie Hailstone | 15 June 2011

Local government leaders have welcomed plans to revise the Government’s controversial NHS reforms.