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Clegg seeks to bolster party fortunes

18 August 2010

Deputy prime minister, Nick Clegg, is set to use town hall meetings to bloster his party’s flaggi...

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Commission fury at government claims

18 August 2010

Audit Commission chairman, Michael O’Higgins, has hit out at the Government for what he claimed w...

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Sector's mixed feelings over abolition

18 August 2010

Reaction to the Audit Commission’s demise was mixed, with local government raising concern at the...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Getting the best deal from a developer

18 August 2010

It's more important than ever that councils understand the economics of development when negotiat...

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Trend reveals support for benefits of local regulation

18 August 2010

An increasing number of councils are using a new tool, provided by the Local Better Regulation Of...

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'Tough year' for students

18 August 2010

Graduates from universities and colleges face a tough year ahead, a think-tank has warned.

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A business strategy for growing local

18 August 2010

‘Growth coalitions’, the potential successors to local strategic partnerships (LSPs), seek to dri...

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'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...

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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...