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WHITEHALL

Creating a buzz

19 November 2008

In the lexicon of management speak, one of the ‘in vogue’ buzzwords is ‘creativity’. As we grappl...

WHITEHALL

American dream is a reality at last

19 November 2008

How could I not devote this column to the recent election of US president-elect Barack Hussein Ob...

WHITEHALL

Shared services must pick up steam

19 November 2008

Widespread take-up of shared services is yet to happen. But could the credit crunch provide the p...

WHITEHALL

Councils offer lifeline

19 November 2008

Councils have announced a flurry of initiatives to help people survive the economic downturn.

WHITEHALL

Soap Box

19 November 2008

Having recently returned from Chicago, where I was part of a crowd of 250,000 witnessing the succ...

FINANCE

Pension fund falls £2bn and could drop further

19 November 2008

The value of the Local Government Pension Scheme fell by £2bn in 2007/08, but the global banking ...

FINANCE

Further delays for councils' frozen Iceland cash

19 November 2008

Councils with £800m frozen in Icelandic bank accounts face continued uncertainty before discoveri...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

'Use wellbeing' to battle crunch urges minister

19 November 2008

Council leaders and chief executives were urged this week to use their under-used wellbeing power...

WHITEHALL

Regional move backed

19 November 2008

WHITEHALL

Minister makes simple request

19 November 2008