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WHITEHALL

Exclusive: Pickles seeks to end war of words with councils

05 April 2011

In an exclusive interview, the DCLG secretary praises the sector for its handling of cuts...

Plan B 'needed' as BSF goes to court

05 April 2011

Council leaders and school heads have called on the education secretary to reveal what ‘plan B’ i...

HEALTH

Crisis for NHS without reforms says Cameron

05 April 2011

The prime minister has led a strong defence of health reforms, with a warning services would be u...

BUSINESS

£170m refinance deal for troubled Mouchel

05 April 2011

Beleaguered support services group, Mouchel, has secured a £170m refinancing deal as the takeover...

FINANCE

BIS to target 'dubious' employment tribunals

05 April 2011

A Whitehall campaign to ease the cost of employment tribunals and tackle the rising number of cas...

WHITEHALL

Hundreds of opening bids chase £1.4bn RGF cash

05 April 2011

More than 450 bids for cash from the £1.4bn regional growth fund (RGF) have been submitted to the...

WHITEHALL

Selling forests 'makes no sense' claims union

05 April 2011

The public body responsible for managing the UK’s forests costs less than the price of a packet o...

WHITEHALL

How to bounce back?

05 April 2011

There is no one-size-fits-all approach to reinvigorate the moribund UK economy, says Dan Corry

WHITEHALL

Standing up for local government

05 April 2011

Chairman of the Local Government Association, Baroness Margaret Eaton, has presided over the asso...

WHITEHALL

Now for the hard bit

05 April 2011

The cuts have been made, the services reduced, the headcount slimmed. Now comes the hard bit – in...