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Tories vow to empower councils in major shake-up

22 September 2009

The shadow chancellor has pledged to significantly cut the headcount in Whitehall and deliver a ‘...

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Charities get free advice

22 September 2009

Whitehall’s economists are being encouraged to offer free advice to charities as part of an initi...

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Soap Box

22 September 2009

I am a ‘friend’ of Arnold Schwarzenegger. So are lots of people of course – one of the delights ...

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Plugged In

21 September 2009

There are many exceptional features about the recession and recovery we are experiencing, not lea...

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Exclusive: Councils hailed as 'unsung heroes' of the downturn

18 September 2009

Beleaguered local authorities were this week lauded as the ‘unsung heroes’ of the recession by a ...

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Exclusive: Public should decide on services urges Lyons

18 September 2009

Sir Michael Lyons has called on councils to start a debate with their citizens on what services t...

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Tyneside offers free reign on advertising

18 September 2009

The battle over council newspapers has taken a new twist with one local authority offering free a...

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Unions 'reluctantly' settle on pay

18 September 2009

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Corby to go direct to the Appeal Court over 'birth defects' case ruling

18 September 2009

Corby BC is to go directly to the Court of Appeal following the trial judge’s decision to deny ap...

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District View

17 September 2009

Community leadership is what local councils are all about. Although the term is over-used, never ...