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District View: Quick lessons

10 November 2008

Life as a district council chief executive often serves up the unexpected. The recent furore surr...

The MJ video news round up

07 November 2008

WHITEHALL

Authorities challenge claim

06 November 2008

Councils have defended their handling of sensitive data, after criticism by the information commi...

WHITEHALL

Minister's pledge to increase employment of excluded groups

06 November 2008

Third sector minister, Kevin Brennan, has promised to review Whitehall’s recruitment processes to...

WHITEHALL

Charging ahead?

06 November 2008

The congestion charge debate in Greater Manchester has snapped, crackled and popped into life. Ke...

WHITEHALL

Plugged In: Lasting effect of recession

06 November 2008

A recession has effects way beyond the unremitting headlines about bank rates, share prices and ...

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Union turns fire on £2bn consultancy bill

06 November 2008

Town halls spent £2bn on consultants and agency staff last year, according to new figures.

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Scrutiny into delivery chains set to intensify

06 November 2008

The Treasury and Cabinet Office are mulling over plans to intensify the scrutiny of local deliver...

My advice to the new housing chiefs

05 November 2008

Former Housing Corporation chief executive, Norman Perry, gives some advice to new housing minist...

WHITEHALL

Election fever

05 November 2008

In the aftermath of the US presidential election, Robert Hill wonders if the razzmatazz and exube...