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Councils are still not realising the potential of digital

By Maia Beresford | 20 March 2014

Councils are struggling to do more with less and digital technology can help them do this.

Review public services in post-austerity Britain

By Merrick Cockell | 20 March 2014

The national housing shortage and lack of jobs for young people are two of the most pressing issu...

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No quick fixes on road to recovery

By Andrew Jepp | 19 March 2014

Andrew Jepp analyses what local government got and lost from the 2014 Budget.

There's no bad news in the budget - but where is the good news

By Heather Jameson | 19 March 2014

Is the budget good news?

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...

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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 ...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...