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WHITEHALL

A patronising view by the state

05 April 2011

David Cameron’s speech denouncing state multiculturalism as a failed project is worth mulling ove...

FINANCE

After the bloodletting

05 April 2011

Now the local government finance settlement has been decided,Stephen Jones looks at what its impl...

WHITEHALL

Our funding system needs reform

05 April 2011

A new commission has been set up to push for a reformed funding system which allows city councils...

WHITEHALL

Exclusive: Coalition's growth plans 'stymied by weak LEPs'

05 April 2011

Former communities secretary, John Denham, today attacks the coalition’s faltering blueprint for ...

HEALTH

Scots' council chiefs blast 'incompetent' care plans

05 April 2011

Scottish council chiefs have condemned plans to shake-up adult community care as ‘simply incompet...

FINANCE

Cuts will worsen services for Manchester's poorest says Council

05 April 2011

Labour council leader Sir Richard Leese has warned residents of Manchester that government cuts t...

FINANCE

'Don't plug gaps – invest reserves' town halls told

05 April 2011

The most senior town hall Liberal Democrat has urged councils to put their cash reserves into a n...

BUSINESS

Capita extends contract to service Birmingham

05 April 2011

Support services group, Capita, has secured a five-year extension to its partnership with Birming...

WHITEHALL

Boris urges vulnerable to claim £1bn benefits

05 April 2011

London mayor, Boris Johnson, is looking to New York for ideas on improving benefits take-up acros...

Cash crisis will 'hit opportunities for young'

05 April 2011

Trade union, Unite, has warned that government spending cuts will mean the number of young people...