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WHITEHALL

'Why is it easier to start a youth gang than a youth club?'

18 August 2010

As Big Society becomes the new black, Michael Burton talks to the head of an organisation whose b...

WHITEHALL

Why parishes and town councils should be key to Big Society

18 August 2010

In all the discussion about Big Society, the role of parish and town councils has been often been...

How the six 'R's can help meet the job cut targets

18 August 2010

A 25% cut across four years would mean a loss of 272,000 jobs. Re-skilling and redeployment could...

WHITEHALL

Plugged In

18 August 2010

John O'Brien on what localism should mean for London's mayor and the boroughs

FINANCE

Money Matters

16 August 2010

Richard Ennis on the role of the Homes and Communities Agency and localism.

WHITEHALL

District leader's hotline to the Cabinet

12 August 2010

There are few district council leaders who have such a hot line to communities secretary, Eric Pi...

WHITEHALL

Public get online access to departments' energy use

12 August 2010

The public can monitor how much energy is guzzled by central government departments each day, fol...

BUSINESS

Jobs slashed as Qinetiq prepares for MoD cuts

12 August 2010

Defence research firm, Qinetiq, has announced its second wave of redundancies this summer, amid i...

FINANCE

NE may still lose £10m owed by Iceland banks

12 August 2010

Two authorities in England’s North East could lose £10m of the cash owed to them by Iceland’s ban...

FINANCE

Bosses demand 'equal treatment' over deals

12 August 2010

Councils must ensure that all contract details released under plans to make town halls disclose s...