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PAY

Equality matters

By Tracey Lee | 15 February 2023

There is no financial reason why employers should treat senior officers less generously on pay th...

WHITEHALL

A practical action plan for cities

By Mayor Marvin Rees | 15 February 2023

Chair of Core Cities UK Marvin Rees explains a new venture to maximise the potential of the UK’s ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Time for a levelling up funding overhaul

By Nick Kealey | 15 February 2023

The Levelling Up Fund has come under fire for taking a Hunger Games approach to bids. With the t...

FINANCE

Let's extend tax freedoms to all authorities

15 February 2023

If we reward failing councils with extra flexibility to raise council tax, why can’t well-run cou...

DEVOLUTION

Treasury grip has hit new levels of absurdity

By Heather Jameson | 15 February 2023

Michael Gove now needs approval for any new capital spending. 'If he wants sympathy for this appr...

CLIMATE CHANGE

MJ Housing: A whole-lot more than a whole-house retrofit

By Steve Batty | 15 February 2023

We don't hear enough about the real success stories linked to retrofitting, says director of sust...

DEVOLUTION

Managing spending centrally is the flaw

By Jack Shaw | 14 February 2023

At a minimum, the ban on Michael Gove’s department spending cash on new capital projects without ...

SKILLS

Apprenticeship training: Looking to the future

By Agnieszka Gajli | 14 February 2023

Agnieszka Gajli looks at how apprenticeships can develop the next generation of public sector pro...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Culture could transform our towns and cities and truly level up the country

By Cllr Alan Waters | 13 February 2023

A report from Key Cities calls for culture to be placed at the heart of a new drive towards local...

COUNCIL TAX

Helping Westminster's residents through hard times

By Cllr Adam Hug | 13 February 2023

Three big items sum up Westminster’s approach to helping residents, says Cllr Adam Hug:  a major ...

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