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WHITEHALL

Lib-Dems call for 'fairer' tax

18 November 2009

Local taxation should be overhauled to become fairer and more transparent, according to the Liber...

FINANCE

County warning

18 November 2009

County councils are likely to face bigger budget pressures than the rest of local government, LSE...

WHITEHALL

Uncertain Future

18 November 2009

The school building programme is set to face major cuts in its budget, Caroline Spelman hinted du...

WHITEHALL

Shared ambition

18 November 2009

Councils should share services and managements but not their politicians, Caroline Spelman said d...

£726m bonanza

18 November 2009

Total Place pilot, Durham CC, has identified £726m of public and private investment in housing in...

WHITEHALL

NLGN won't join in 'quango-bashing'

18 November 2009

A local government think-tank has distanced itself from findings challenging the work of quangos.

WHITEHALL

Axe council newspapers Spelman tells counties

18 November 2009

Shadow local government secretary, Caroline Spelman, has blamed council newspapers for putting lo...

Swindon becomes first free wi-fi town in UK

18 November 2009

Swindon is set to become the first UK town to get free Internet access, under a ground-breaking d...

BUSINESS

Balfour Beatty's burgeoning order book delights the City

18 November 2009

Infrastructure specialist Balfour Beatty has reported a strong performance over the past five mon...

BUSINESS

International rescue

18 November 2009

International law firm, Eversheds, will provide the design, finance and operation of 10 fire and ...