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BUSINESS

Liverpool reviews value of BT ICT partnership

11 September 2008

Liverpool City Council has hired a ‘critical friend’ to investigate whether a joint venture, cost...

WHITEHALL

Report backs councils to manage prisons

11 September 2008

Prisons should come under the control of local authorities, the Commission on English Prisons has...

BUSINESS

Welsh councils, latest to dabble in oil futures

11 September 2008

Welsh councils are the latest local authorities to express an interest in bulk buying fuel on the...

WHITEHALL

Council pension fund fears over windfall tax

11 September 2008

Local government’s proposed £2.5bn ‘windfall tax’ on energy companies could backfire by hitting c...

FINANCE

Benefit row threatens new Scots local income tax plan

11 September 2008

A tug of war between the Scottish Nationalist Government and Whitehall over £400m in council tax ...

Exclusive: Top Bank of England official calls for home ownership rethink

10 September 2008

A top official at the Bank of England and adviser to the Government on housing has urged a rethin...

WHITEHALL

Northumberland denies major job-cut claims

10 September 2008

Northumberland CC has denied claims it plans to make 3,000 job cuts as part of efficiency savings.

BUSINESS

Global losers need help says cities study

10 September 2008

Politicians must be more honest about the winners and losers in the new global economy, say the a...

BUSINESS

CITY OF LONDON SEALS DEAL WITH KINGSTON COMMS FOR WEB REJIG

10 September 2008

The City of London has recruited Kingston Communications to host its new-look website services.

BUSINESS

Property failings cost councils

10 September 2008

More than half of councils are failing to cash in on their property assets, despite the economic ...