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WHITEHALL

Another 145 jobs to go as cuts hit

17 December 2008

At least 145 more council staff are set to be axed across England and Wales.

WHITEHALL

Directly-elected mayors push

17 December 2008

Central government has launched a last-ditch attempt to push councils into having directly-electe...

FINANCE

4Ps lobbies World Bank to breathe life into public-private partnerships

17 December 2008

Local government’s partnership and project delivery specialist, 4Ps, this week lobbied the World ...

Huw to host the MJ awards night

17 December 2008

WHITEHALL

The LGA must keep on course

17 December 2008

WHITEHALL

Soap Box

15 December 2008

The financial crisis which is now spilling over into the real economy is, in the words of the IMF...

WHITEHALL

Question mark over new unitary roll out

12 December 2008

The new unitaries in Norfolk, Suffolk and Devon hang in the balance following a last-minute row b...

FINANCE

Salaries 'should be benchmarked'

11 December 2008

More councils should set salary benchmarks to avoid over-paying at the senior level, says a recru...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

SOLACE hits out at inspection regime

11 December 2008

Local government chiefs have hit out at the inspection regime – and the Laming report – in the a...

FINANCE

Social Fund reforms are 'a Trojan horse' to privatisation says union

11 December 2008

Public servants have challenged government plans to impose charges on emergency loans, designed t...