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DEVOLUTION
Eye spy – Somerset
17 February 2021
Of all the threats Western democracies have faced, perhaps the gravest is the spectre of foreign ...
HIGHWAYS
True gritters
17 February 2021
It is an annual inevitability, as darkness condenses the days and the cold engulfs the nights. Ba...
FINANCE
White van man on... budgets
17 February 2021
It’s that time of year again when the snowdrops fade, the daffs start to emerge, the days get lon...
ELECTIONS
The county life
17 February 2021
The path from local to national politics is a well-trodden one, and many an MP has cut their teet...
CHIEF EXECUTIVES
Answers sought over action against council chief
By Martin Ford | 16 February 2021
Councillors in Northumberland have demanded to see a report detailing why disciplinary action aga...
FINANCE
Unions - COVID self-isolation support 'not working'
By Ann McGauran | 16 February 2021
Council data shows financial support for people self-isolating in England has left many workers i...
BUSINESS
Local government pandemic procurement study launched
By Michael Burton | 16 February 2021
A major study into how local authorities have managed their annual £100bn local procurement spend...
FINANCE
Budget should give more cash to councils, claims IFS
By Michael Burton | 16 February 2021
Next month’s Budget should allocate more funding for local government, health and education while...
PAY
Unions call for 10% pay rise for council staff
By Laura Sharman | 16 February 2021
Three local government unions have called for a wage increase of at least 10% for all council and...
ENVIRONMENT
MPs call for flood support
By Martin Ford | 15 February 2021
A group of cross-party MPs has joined calls for funding to support areas flooded during Storm Chr...
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