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ECONOMIC GROWTH

Director's chair: Labour's challenge on public policy

By Michael Burton | 26 September 2013

Labour needs to accept the same realism shown by the public while developing alternative policies...

WHITEHALL

Soapbox by Simon Parker

By Simon Parker | 26 September 2013

NLGN director has a simple plan for stillborn civil service reforms, to prevent Whitehall continu...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

How to speed economic development

By John Healey | 26 September 2013

Localism is in retreat, says John Healey, as he looks at how decentralisation holds the key to fu...

Eric Pickles please investigate £500,000 salary deal

26 September 2013

senior public sector managers have the job security of a football manager

25 September 2013

FINANCE

Conference delegates shouldn't party like it's 1999

By Ben Eggleston | 24 September 2013

Party conference season should be a time to grasp new skills, not reminisce about the ‘good old d...

Why HS2 is vital

24 September 2013

District View by Paul Lankester

By Paul Lankester | 23 September 2013

Call it Big Data or disrputive thinking, but councils should have the courage to rewire public se...

PluggedIN: Paul O'Brien

By Paul O'Brien | 23 September 2013

APSE chief on the Enuring Council model - combining service delivery, accountability with steward...

SoapBOX by Ben Page

By Ben Page | 23 September 2013

Local government's resilience remains impressive, but this isn't national news in party conferenc...