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Pulling the levers without the controls

05 September 2007

Jim Brooks examines the skills needed by council managers in running authorities where no single ...

WHITEHALL

District View

05 September 2007

For district councils, it’s time for some outside-the-box thinking, and this point was reinforced...

CLIMATE CHANGE

International green cities summit heads to the UK

05 September 2007

An international green cities summit, backed by the United Nations, is to take place in London th...

CLIMATE CHANGE

Recycling new ideas

05 September 2007

The UK continues to lag behind other European countries in recycling rates, despite improvements ...

WHITEHALL

When one-party rule switches to NOC

05 September 2007

Coalitions are increasingly the norm for councils that were once ruled by one party. Jamie Hailst...

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How we came together

05 September 2007

A county and a district have, for the first time, set up a partnership involving sharing a chief ...

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Countdown to the new councils

05 September 2007

Despite the High Court hearing next week, ministers are pressing ahead with their plans, says Jam...

WHITEHALL

D-Day for the new unitaries

05 September 2007

A High Court hearing next week into whether there is a case for a judicial review brought by thre...

Why the courting must get serious

05 September 2007

The third sector is being heavily wooed by ministers as a potential key supplier of local service...

FINANCE

Money matters

05 September 2007

The biggest bugbear for accountants in the production of annual accounts invariably seems to be c...