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FINANCE

Money Matters

19 November 2008

I want to focus on a couple of really annoying issues this month. The first is petty FoI requests...

BUSINESS

Sheffield ditches Liberata

19 November 2008

Sheffield City Council has become the latest local authority to shun the services of local govern...

BUSINESS

Targeted advice

19 November 2008

WHITEHALL

Innovation is under threat

19 November 2008

Enough has already been said about Haringey and the case of Baby P. But there has been little com...

WHITEHALL

Tories reveal blueprint to govern town halls

18 November 2008

Plans for how a future Conservative government would fund and organise local authorities have bee...

WHITEHALL

Shaking a fist at council tax

18 November 2008

The Conservatives’ unveiling last week to county council leaders of their plans for local governm...

WHITEHALL

Shock departures of two chief execs

18 November 2008

Two councils are searching for new chief executives after shock departures.

WHITEHALL

PWLB to review debt structure

18 November 2008

The Public Works Loan Board (PWLB) should review changes to its debt restructuring following inte...

WHITEHALL

Welsh council leaders request efficiency cash

18 November 2008

Council leaders in Wales have renewed their call on the Welsh Assembly Government to let them kee...

WHITEHALL

Blears hails fight on extremism

18 November 2008

There has been ‘real progress’ on preventing violent extremism, communities secretary Hazel Blear...