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FINANCE

Average council tax rise to be 3%

26 February 2009

WHITEHALL

Surrey opens legal battle with Ofsted

26 February 2009

Surrey CC has launched a legal battle against Ofsted over its children’s services rating which wi...

FINANCE

GMB urges new upper pension rate

26 February 2009

WHITEHALL

Blears: downturn is on summit agenda

26 February 2009

CLIMATE CHANGE

District View

26 February 2009

Two reflections on recycling this week. First, the headline ‘Recycling adds to global warming’ wa...

WHITEHALL

Roots review highlights savings

26 February 2009

FINANCE

Pension funds reject calls to bail out PFI

26 February 2009

Local government pension funds have issued ‘hands-off’ warnings to public bodies, desperate to us...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Building blocks for better neighbourhoods

26 February 2009

The Government’s new enthusiasm for council housing must be seized as an opportunity to kick-st...

WHITEHALL

Broadband should become 'fourth utility'

26 February 2009

Entrepreneurs as well as politicians at local, national and EU level are calling for broadband to...

WHITEHALL

LGA faces new threats to quit

25 February 2009

The Local Government Association is facing a further setback, with several councils threatening t...