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BUSINESS

Equity group snaps up Biffa for £1.2bn

27 February 2008

A consortium of private equity funds has bought waste contractor Biffa for more than £1.2bn. Cons...

BUSINESS

Glasgow's £265m Serco deal is a 'first' for Scots authority

27 February 2008

Glasgow City Council has become the first local authority in Scotland to set up a joint venture c...

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Think global

26 February 2008

Why should local government get involved in international issues when there is so much to be done...

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25 February 2008

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A charge in the right direction

25 February 2008

Charging is not the answer to all the ills of local government funding. But, after publication of...

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Police precept rises bust Whitehall's capping limit

22 February 2008

Councils look set to carry the can for police authorities around the country, after a series of i...

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Making life manageable

22 February 2008

How much difference does your manager make to your performance? asks Blair MacPherson

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Money Matters

21 February 2008

It’s council tax-setting time again, and we have the usual battle between councils and the Govern...

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Chief accuses councillors of 'tolerating low CPA'

21 February 2008

Relations between councillors and the chief executive of Nottingham City Council have worsened, a...

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Where next for MAAs?

21 February 2008

How are the pilot multi-area agreements shaping up? The MJ with the Local Better Regulation Offic...