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Our solutions to the credit crunch

18 December 2008

Urban renewal faces a lost decade because of the credit crunch unless solutions are found within ...

Is the world of HR shrinking?

17 December 2008

Dean Shoesmith travelled across the Atlantic in search of the answers to all his HR questions – o...

FINANCE

Banking on change

17 December 2008

The Icelandic banks saga has damaged local government’s reputation, says David Prince. Now, finan...

Soap Box

17 December 2008

The Greater Manchester referendum on improving public transport and congestion charging is import...

FINANCE

How to lead in a recession

17 December 2008

Stephen Taylor outlines some of his tips to weather the storm of the recession.

WHITEHALL

Policing protocols

17 December 2008

In light of the Damien Green affair – and the prospect of democratically-elected policing represe...

FINANCE

Councils get £584m for housing projects

17 December 2008

Housing minister, Margaret Beckett , has allocated £584m to 163 local authorities to support new ...

Housing associations 'face bankruptcy' fear

17 December 2008

Six housing associations are suffering severe financial problems and are being monitored to avoid...

WHITEHALL

Then and now, and the future

By John Stewart | 17 December 2008

After more than 40 years of studying local government, George Jones and John Stewart look at what...

WHITEHALL

Survey shows full cost of the crunch

17 December 2008

Three-quarters of councils have had to revise their budgets after the amount of cash they collect...