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FINANCE

Money Matters

19 March 2008

Despite a much tighter settlement from the Government, this year’s round of council tax decision-...

WHITEHALL

Everybody needs good neighbours…

19 March 2008

The key to a happy community has more to do with quality of life than efficiency, claims Blair Mc...

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Ministers decide...

19 March 2008

Legal challenges cannot compete against the might of government legislation, discovers Nicholas D...

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Of mutual benefit?

19 March 2008

The new, local authority-owned insurer, the London Authorities’ Mutual Ltd has, unsurprisingly, c...

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Feast or famine

19 March 2008

As councils head for lean years after plenty, Jim Brooks considers the Bible’s lessons for financ...

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Shropshire shapes up for unitary status

19 March 2008

Arrangements for the transformation of local government in Shropshire are gathering pace, as Jami...

HEALTH

Hatching the first batch

19 March 2008

Tim Care examines whether lessons learned from the UK’s first ‘batch’ procurement scheme can be a...

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In search of a cohesive response

19 March 2008

Community cohesion is one of the most pressing concerns for local authorities, but the answers wi...

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Saving our post offices is sound business sense

19 March 2008

Essex CC’s drive to rescue its local post offices has hit the headlines. Lord Hanningfield says h...

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Chinese 'opportunity' taken up

19 March 2008