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ECONOMIC GROWTH

My fantasy budget

By Alexandra Jones | 25 March 2014

In an ideal world, here is how Alexandra Jones hoped to be responding to this year’s Budget annou...

FINANCE

Three steps to effective local procurement

By Kristian Smith | 21 March 2014

Council procurement has to meet local needs through effective service design and delivery, writes...

Biggest impact of welfare reform yet to come

By Paul Dossett | 21 March 2014

“Never again should the welfare system be allowed to spiral out of control,” the Chancellor said ...

More cuts will be extremely difficult to implement

By David Borrow | 20 March 2014

With a general election looming you would expect this year’s Budget to be an unabashed attempt at...

Councils are still not realising the potential of digital

By Maia Beresford | 20 March 2014

Councils are struggling to do more with less and digital technology can help them do this.

Review public services in post-austerity Britain

By Merrick Cockell | 20 March 2014

The national housing shortage and lack of jobs for young people are two of the most pressing issu...

FINANCE

No quick fixes on road to recovery

By Andrew Jepp | 19 March 2014

Andrew Jepp analyses what local government got and lost from the 2014 Budget.

There's no bad news in the budget - but where is the good news

By Heather Jameson | 19 March 2014

Is the budget good news?

Austerity is alive and well

By Michael Burton | 19 March 2014

The economy may be on the mend but there is little evidence of any let-up in public spending cuts...

FINANCE

You know when you've been quango-ed

By David Walker | 19 March 2014

The Coalition’s ‘bonfire of the quangos’ has produced more smoke than fire, with performance and ...