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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.

Who can blame Pickles for Audit Commission axe?

By Heather Jameson | 12 March 2014

The Institute for Government has this week proclaimed that when the axe fell on the Audit Commiss...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Don't just mind the gap – close it

By Ben Lucas | 12 March 2014

Ben Lucas outlines the scope of the City Growth Commission’s examination of what can be done to g...

Inside View: Hodge reigns supreme

By Jonathan Werran | 12 March 2014

Margaret Hodge is the undisputed queen of austerity-era public finances.

So now we talk about MP's Platinum Plated pensions!

12 March 2014