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WHITEHALL

Short-term cuts may be long-term losses

05 April 2011

Spending cuts could lead to a retreat into silos and a loss of all the pioneering work carried ou...

FINANCE

CSR small print sparks fears of new 'black hole'

05 April 2011

A £2bn ‘black hole’ in councils’ business rate income could exacerbate last week’s brutal Compreh...

WHITEHALL

How we have been rethinking our role

05 April 2011

The tough new spending round means councils are having to re-evaluate their roles. Chris William...

WHITEHALL

Back from the brink

05 April 2011

Heather Jameson finds progress at what was, until recently, regarded as the enfant terrible of lo...

WHITEHALL

Why we want fewer councillors

05 April 2011

Telford and Wrekin Council has asked the Boundary Commission to reduce the number of its councill...

WHITEHALL

Borough chiefs take a pan-London view

05 April 2011

With 33 local authorities covering the capital, it is vital that their chief executives are able ...

WHITEHALL

Give the public more control

05 April 2011

Suffolk CC recently hit the national media for its proposal to become an enabling ’virtual’ counc...

Chillin' in Kensington & Chelsea

05 April 2011

Council cost-cutting is getting extreme in some quarters, and Confidential hears certain councils...

Diary is selling out

05 April 2011

It's not often you get to solve the country's financial crises – but that's just what Diary’s tea...

WHITEHALL

Chief executives look into the crystal ball

By Phil Cooper | 05 April 2011

The MJ, with support services and construction provider Interserve, hosted a roundtable discussio...