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FINANCE

Lay the first stone

By Paul O'Brien | 06 April 2016

Paul O'Brien says current housing policy must be demolished and replaced with greater support for...

FINANCE

The hard work has just begun

By Tom Stannard | 01 April 2016

Tom Stannard considers devolution progress in Greater Manchester and says councils must still be ...

DCLG

Another initiative joins the Whitehall scrapheap

By Michael Burton | 01 April 2016

Michael Burton considers the downfall of the Public Service Transformation Network and asks what ...

FINANCE

Avoiding Osborne's dilemmas

By Dan Corry | 01 April 2016

What do you do when you miss your targets? Dan Corry considers a cautionary tale from George Osborne

FINANCE

Reserves - not a pot to be plundered

By Alex Thomson | 01 April 2016

Alex Thomson explains why it is more important than ever for councils to resist widespread pressu...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Districts making a difference

By Sandra Dinneen | 01 April 2016

Sandra Dinneen reports from the final session of this year's District Councils’ Network’s Staff D...

FINANCE

Weather the EU storm

By Andrew Burns | 01 April 2016

While council chief finance officers can't express a view on Brexit, Andrew Burns says they must ...

FINANCE

Looking beyond Europe

By Janet Sillett | 30 March 2016

LGiU’s Janet Sillett argues a national disregard for councils in the EU referendum debate reflect...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

A spoonful of sugar?

By Cllr Izzi Seccombe | 24 March 2016

After Osborne's announcement of a controversial sugar tax, Cllr Izzi Seccombe explains what counc...

FINANCE

Corbyn's council tax dilemma

By Jack Airey | 24 March 2016

Has Jeremy Corbyn dropped the ball on localism? Jack Airey says the Labour Party leader could do ...

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