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Greatest challenges of welfare reform still to come

By Paul Dossett | 20 February 2014

It is too early to say what the full impact of welfare reform will be and whether or not it will ...

Fiscal devolution is all about the political will

By Heather Jameson | 20 February 2014

Last week the New Local Government Network conference convened at the Magic Circle in central Lon...

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Right to Buy stops councils building homes

By Paul Wheeler | 19 February 2014

For many with fond memories of the 1950s it is good news that many councils have announced their ...

Lawyers concerned over Pickles' radical overhaul

By Mark Hynes | 19 February 2014

In most councils it will be the most senior solicitor who holds the statutory position of monitor...

Bankers are at the heart of the problem

By Andrew Muter | 19 February 2014

You get to shake hands with a lot of people in my job.

The new psychological contract

19 February 2014

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Is sickness absence a sign of weakness?

By Richard Crouch | 18 February 2014

PPMA president Richard Crouch argues councils need more effective leadership and management, not ...

Inside View: Pickles was seemingly searching for new enemies

By Jonathan Werran | 18 February 2014

And so it came to pass.

Joe Anderson and Liverpool sidelined by other Labour Leaders

17 February 2014

Joe Anderson and Liverpool sidelined by other Labour Leaders

17 February 2014