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WHITEHALL

New DECC rejects Lib Dem 'crisis' allegations

26 March 2009

Whitehall’s newest department has defended itself from claims it is beset by problems.

Taking procurement with a pinch of salt

26 March 2009

In the last of our series on RIEPs, Martin Hill and Chris Allison describe the East Midlands proc...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Credit crunch clouds obscure the sun at Cannes

26 March 2009

Michael Burton went to Cannes to check out the mood among UK and international delegates for the ...

FINANCE

Councils slated over Iceland fiasco

26 March 2009

Seven authorities have been accused of ‘negligence’ by the Audit Commission, in its latest report...

WHITEHALL

District View

25 March 2009

Dover DC has just achieved level three of the Equality Standard for Local Government. Yes, there ...

WHITEHALL

Wheeling out the unpalatable

25 March 2009

The latest social campaign from central government is little more than state-sponsored stalking a...

WHITEHALL

Soap Box

25 March 2009

The party’s over. You might not have known it was a party, but it was.

WHITEHALL

The unitary drift: Is it justified

25 March 2009

Earlier this year, local government minister, John Healey refuted claims of a ‘botched’ unitary p...

WHITEHALL

Plugged In

25 March 2009

One of the clearest aspects of the current economic downturn has been its impact on the British h...

WHITEHALL

Blooming lawyers

25 March 2009

In Mel Brooks’ classically outrageous film The Producers, shyster Max Bialystock assails nervous ...