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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.

WHITEHALL

Free and Fair Elections?

By Simon Goacher | 17 March 2014

Simon Goacher asks if postal votes on demand leave the electoral system open to abuse.

Action on social care is needed now

By Sandie Keene | 14 March 2014

You could be forgiven for thinking that the concluding paragraphs of this week’s NAO report into ...

FINANCE

Bin crew award worth taking time to enter

By Iona Smith | 14 March 2014

When considering the role of refuse and recycling collection crews, it is unlikely that there wil...

Change to councillor pensions will come back to bite ministers

By Richard Stay | 13 March 2014

With almost predictable regularity we see another assault on local government announced this week.

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Don't forget the smaller towns and cities

By Michael Burton | 13 March 2014

Giving a leg-up to smaller towns is a greater challenge for recovery than the core cities agenda,...

FINANCE

Power to the people

By Brandon Lewis | 12 March 2014

The abolition of the Audit Commission could not come soon enough, writes Brandon Lewis MP.

Bigger is not better

By Andrew Gabbitas | 12 March 2014

If some councils are to be believed, everything is grim in the land of local government.