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White Van Man

08 June 2011

On the new old geezers’ stock market

FINANCE

Public service mutuals need stronger government support, MPs advise

By Jonathan Werran | 08 June 2011

The concept of public service mutuals is not well understood in local and central government, an ...

HEALTH

Union slates 'hollow' promises on NHS reform

By Luke Barras-Hill | 08 June 2011

Unite have urged David Cameron to act upon criticisms emerging from the Health and Social Care Bi...

FINANCE

Suffolk residents vote against councils merger

By Jonathan Werran | 07 June 2011

Residents in central and south Suffolk failed to find common cause for merging Babergh and Mid Su...

People

07 June 2011

Hartlepool Council’s chief executive, Paul Walker, is to retire after a career spanning more than...

FINANCE

DCMS warns of 'devastating' arts cuts by councils

By James Evison | 07 June 2011

Cuts to the arts funding by councils could be ‘devastating', the Department for Culture, Media an...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Croydon plans to introduce community infrastructure levy

By Laura Sharman | 07 June 2011

Croydon LBC could replace Section 106 agreements with a community infrastructure levy (CIL) charg...

Partnership for Schools axed by Gove

By Jonathan Werran | 07 June 2011

Education quango Partnerships for Schools (PfS) has been closed down and replaced with the Educat...

HEALTH

Downing Street mandarin snared in Southern Cross crisis

By Jonathan Werran | 07 June 2011

The civil servant in charge of Downing Street has become embroiled in the Southern Cross care hom...

WHITEHALL

Questions raised on potential public sector strikes

By James Evison | 07 June 2011

Questions have been raised regarding possible controls on unions undertaking large-scale public s...