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WHITEHALL

Exclusive: Miliband urges greater council role in localism

05 April 2011

Coalition plans to bypass local authorities through decentralised health, education and police re...

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Make time for courting

05 April 2011

Councils should take time to make sure their partnerships with health services are robust, says C...

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Shapps urges house-builders to avoid the 'bog standard'

05 April 2011

Housing minister, Grant Shapps, is to warn architects and house-builders against constructing ‘bo...

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Expert praise for Fair Deal review

05 April 2011

The likely abolition of Whitehall’s ‘fair pensions’ rules should help the coalition improve the d...

HEALTH

GPs 'unlikely to fulfil commissioning role'

05 April 2011

The healthcare think-tank, the King’s Fund, has warned against government plans to give GPs commi...

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Employers reject Unison claims they face legal battle over redundancy programmes

05 April 2011

Local government employers have rubbished trade union claims that councils face a barrage of lega...

BUSINESS

Carillion 'about to acquire' Eaga

05 April 2011

Carillion has stated it is on track to complete the £306m acquisition of energy-saving firm, Eaga...

FINANCE

Treasury plan sparks 'privatisation' claims

05 April 2011

Chancellor George Osborne has been accused of potentially aiding the wholesale privatisation of l...

WHITEHALL

'No legal fees paid' after 'potential defamation' gaffe

05 April 2011

The DCLG did not pay for legal counsel after a government adviser criticised Jenny Watson – a for...

Bosses in battle over voluntary grant cuts

05 April 2011

Charity bosses and council leaders are at loggerheads over communities secretary Eric Pickles’ pl...