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ECONOMIC GROWTH

Hammond is left to spell out regional policy

By Michael Burton | 12 October 2016

With ministers tied in knots over Brexit, Michael Burton says it is the chancellor who will be ge...

FINANCE

The little matter of Brexit

By Margaret Lee | 12 October 2016

Brexit adds to a host of finance issues facing councils including funding streams, business rates...

DCLG

A 'moral duty' to get councils building

By Heather Jameson | 05 October 2016

Sajid Javid used the Conservative Party conference to show his hand on local government policy. B...

HEALTH

Public health comes home

By John O’Brien | 05 October 2016

Councils have shown they can deliver successful work on public health and London's efforts to co...

FINANCE

Local finance, not Brexit, may be the Government's nemesis

By Michael Burton | 05 October 2016

Government must learn from the past if it is to effectively reform local government finance and l...

FINANCE

An uncertain future?

By Tony Kirkham | 05 October 2016

Councils are unsure what they will look like in three years' time but community engagement is hel...

FINANCE

Labour's missed opportunity

By Alexandra Jones | 05 October 2016

Labour has missed a huge chance to reclaim the devolution agenda from the Government, says Alexan...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Concerns for the future

By Sandra Dinneen | 05 October 2016

The recent District Councils' Network chief executives conference saw local government making sta...

PLANNING

Shake up the planning laws

By Bob Neill | 05 October 2016

Bob Neill says the Government must act quickly to improve planning processes

FINANCE

Second-hand daylight

By Mark Rogers | 05 October 2016

Mark Rogers reflects on his busy three years as SOLACE president and passes on some crucial lesso...

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