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Time to cut the cloth on chief execs' salaries

By Simon Danczuk | 12 December 2013

Pay levels for council chief executives are still set too high comparisons with private sector ...

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Localism lives!

By Mark Hynes | 12 December 2013

Popular use of the Localism Act to protect community assets shows the legislation is alive and ki...

Editor's comment: In the dark about Autumn Statement

By Heather Jameson | 12 December 2013

I am somewhat in the dark – quite literally.

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Another turn of the wheel

By Tim Byles | 12 December 2013

Local government must leverage its assets base to build capacity for long-term care needs, writes...

Young people played active role at convention

By Frances Done | 11 December 2013

For professionals involved in youth justice, their ultimate aim is to help turn lives around.

Chiefs must pick up office gossip

By Gareth Daniel | 11 December 2013

Former Brent LBC chief executive Gareth Daniel on why it is crucial for council leaders to become...

A passionate belief in children's centres

By John White | 11 December 2013

A passionate belief in children’s centres has led to Barking and Dagenham LBC clocking up an impr...

District View: LGA review was an opportunity

By Paul Medd | 11 December 2013

Self-regulation and organisational development have an important role to play within the sector.

LGA: Our arguments are finally being heard

By Merrick Cockell | 11 December 2013

If there was one theme of last week’s Autumn Statement for local government, it was that our argu...

Inside View: Autumn Statement a triumph of Orwellian doublethink

By Jonathan Werran | 11 December 2013

General government spending on goods and services could fall to its lowest level as a share of na...