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FINANCE

How long can the Barnett formula survive?

By Michael Burton | 19 March 2014

MJ editorial director Michael Burton muses on future funding arrangements between the nations aft...

FINANCE

Soapbox by Paul Wheeler

By Paul Wheeler | 19 March 2014

Long-term outsourcing contracs are causing a needless amount of complexity in local government se...

FINANCE

PluggedIN - Alex Thomson

By Alex Thomson | 19 March 2014

The use of public land has, once more, become an acute issue, with big implicaitons for local gov...

FINANCE

District View by Allen Graham

By Allen Graham | 19 March 2014

Move toward the Single Fraud Investigatory Service is an opportunity for districts to take the le...

Inside View: Chancellor clears decks to boost Tory majority chances

By Jonathan Werran | 18 March 2014

The Treasury made a few public spending announcements last week on areas such as public service p...

FINANCE

A cold case for delivery

By Adam Fineberg | 18 March 2014

Adam Fineberg outlines results of his Labour-commissioned study on providing equally effective pu...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Come together for skills provision

By Tom Stannard | 18 March 2014

Tom Stannard argues councils, colleges and LEPs should build alliances to make most of limited sk...

Step change needed in councils' public accountability

By Paul Dossett | 18 March 2014

The full impact of austerity on public finances is now beginning to be felt.

WHITEHALL

Free and Fair Elections?

By Simon Goacher | 17 March 2014

Simon Goacher asks if postal votes on demand leave the electoral system open to abuse.

Action on social care is needed now

By Sandie Keene | 14 March 2014

You could be forgiven for thinking that the concluding paragraphs of this week’s NAO report into ...