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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 ...

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.