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District View

05 March 2008

An interesting debate seems to be emerging around minister John Healey’s views about recruitment ...

Doing it for the kids

05 March 2008

Dr Caroline Whalley is new chair of the British Council for School Environments. Here, she tells ...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Safety first

05 March 2008

Chris Waterman looks at a recent guideline on safety for children which strikes a realistic balan...

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Chilly welcome to the freeze

05 March 2008

As COSLA meets for its annual conference in St Andrews, David Scott considers the new relationshi...

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Inequalities and councillors

05 March 2008

None of us were around in 1893 but it was a momentous year for local government – the launch of T...

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Financial Management- the devil is in the detail

05 March 2008

The NAO Report “Managing financial resources to deliver better public services” is a very telling...

Heroines of the town hall

05 March 2008

As we approach International Women’s Day, Hazel Blears considers how far local government has com...

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All roads lead to Liverpool

05 March 2008

Richard Kemp welcomes the Lib Dem spring conference to his home town – and looks at some of the k...

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Questions over the mayor's inner circle

05 March 2008

As one of the architects of the Greater London Authority, Nick Raynsford regards it as a success ...

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Soap Box

05 March 2008

Councils throughout the UK are getting better. According to the CPA league tables, revealed by th...