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Public sector must help out says Johnson

16 January 2009

The public sector has a duty to help the private sector during the recession, London mayor, Boris...

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Money Matters

16 January 2009

One of the duties of all treasurers when setting budgets is to prepare a medium-term financial pl...

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Plugged In

15 January 2009

This month’s inauguration of Barack Obama as America’s 44th president has led to lots of parallel...

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Soap Box

15 January 2009

How many of you watched the recent Claire Sweeney TV documentary on ITV?

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Top county tells LGA: Improve or we leave

15 January 2009

One of the country’s top councils has warned the Local Government Association to up its game – or...

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CPA review for downgraded Iceland councils

15 January 2009

The Audit Commission is reviewing CPA results at five councils, after receiving complaints of ove...

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Six more councils cut jobs

14 January 2009

Six more councils have announced job cuts of more than 1,000, in an effort to claw back savings a...

Senior staff get recognition in New Year's Honours

14 January 2009

Twenty-one council workers had their work formally recognised in the New Year Honours’ List.

Longest-serving council worker was a price worth paying for

14 January 2009

One of the country’s longest-serving council workers retired on Christmas Eve, after emptying the...

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Only 3% of council members are BMEs says latest census

14 January 2009

Councillors continue to be ‘stale, pale and male’ despite pressure to make them more representati...