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Inside View: Things fall apart

By Jonathan Werran | 25 June 2014

The centre, in the form of the Cabinet Office and the Treasury must hold its grip over 17 Whiteha...

Spending pressures are lining up for the next Chancellor

By Michael Burton | 25 June 2014

Politicians should level with the public that spending pressures are to do with the vulnerable, t...

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Soapbox by Ben Page

By Ben Page | 25 June 2014

Most people running schools really don’t like Michael Gove. He won’t care: schools are improving,...

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Now the heavy lifting has been done

By Bob Neill | 25 June 2014

Local government should use the next 11 months before the next general election to consolidate, w...

Thriving in the new normal

By Rob Whiteman | 25 June 2014

Rob Whiteman previews the key themes to be addressed at next week’s annual CIPFA conference – ris...

District View by Allen Graham

By Allen Graham | 25 June 2014

District chiefs must remain in close touch with their communities and empower staff for councils ...

PluggedIn by Alex Thomson

By Alex Thomson | 24 June 2014

Localis chief says councils must learn where Roy Hodgson failed in managing expectations.

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We want councils and the media to be talking more

By Ken Browse | 20 June 2014

It is a with a certain irony that the Secretary of State, Eric Pickles MP, has decided to take on...

What happens when good is not enough?

By Heather Jameson | 20 June 2014

When the transformation agenda first began, councils were pushed to re-think how they worked in o...

Inside View: Ethics not Essex

By Jonathan Werran | 20 June 2014

We can be confident that ethics isn’t regarded as that infamous county east of London.