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FINANCE

Are we really in it together?

By Michael Burton | 22 March 2016

With the Government divided on its approach to spending cuts, Michael Burton examines the figures...

FINANCE

Word on the street

By Ben Page | 22 March 2016

Ipsos MORI's Ben Page examines Osborne's Budget announcements in light of public opinion on devol...

FINANCE

Bang for your buck

By Bob Neill | 22 March 2016

Devolution of business rates are on the horizon. Bob Neill says this is now an ideal time for loc...

FINANCE

Lost in the supermarket

By Andrew Muter | 22 March 2016

Andrew Muter explains how a chance conversation helped him reassess public perceptions about loca...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Look to the finance leaders

By Margaret Lee | 22 March 2016

Margaret Lee reflects on the crucial aspects of being a finance leader in local government and ro...

FINANCE

Has Osborne missed the point?

By Sir Richard Leese | 22 March 2016

Sir Richard Leese argues the chancellor has failed to recognise fundamental demands on devolution.

WHITEHALL

More than a marriage of convenience

17 March 2016

To adapt a phrase, the NHS is from Mars, local government is from Venus. But deputy director of t...

FINANCE

Deal or no deal

By Jonathan Carr-West | 16 March 2016

George Osborne presented this Budget as another step towards his ‘devolution revolution’ but chie...

FINANCE

Council leaders must seek a model that works

By Paul Watson | 16 March 2016

Cllr Paul Watson, chair of the Key Cities group, says council leaders should look carefully at th...

WHITEHALL

London's housing problems need a different approach

By Sir Steve Bullock | 16 March 2016

The impacts of the Government's controversial Housing and Planning Bill will be most acute in the...

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