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Latest unitaries claim 'it's business as usual'

16 April 2009

The new unitary councils have hit the ground running at the start of the biggest shake-ups in loc...

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Staff suspended over e-mail claims

16 April 2009

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Profession 'still dogged by lack of social mobility'

16 April 2009

Public sector manager profiles will remain ‘stale, male and pale’, unless social mobility improve...

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Put paid to the pay rows

15 April 2009

In the current economic climate, we should revisit the Councillors’ Commission’s plans for a nati...

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Putting integrity in poll position

15 April 2009

The Government focuses too much on election turnout, when there are far more worrying issues to c...

MJ awards shortlists published

15 April 2009

The 2009 MJ Awards have yielded a huge response from councils seeking to highlight quality services

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Warning of 0.5% pay rise sparks union fury

09 April 2009

Public sector pay moved to the frontline in the battle over economic management this week, after ...

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Two-tier pay rises cannot continue

09 April 2009

Another day, another slating for chief executive pay. This week, it was the turn of the Taxpayers...

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Local government may supply new terror chief

09 April 2009

Whitehall’s counter-terrorism chief is scouring local government to fill a key post responsible f...

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Pensions legal fights on cards

09 April 2009

Local government lawyers have warned town halls to expect a glut of claims against the sector’s p...