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Editor's comment: Is this any way to run a budget process?

By Heather Jameson | 06 February 2014

The Government has finally set the council tax referendum threshold at 2% and I expect we are all...

Inside View: Gove in danger of producing more history than he can consume

By Jonathan Werran | 06 February 2014

Michael Gove is famous for expressing personal views as to why Germany should bear historic respo...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

The English question

By Alexandra Jones | 06 February 2014

Centre for Cities chief Alexandra Jones says Scottish independent vote offers once-in-a-lifetime ...

Fighting obesity in Wigan

By Professor Kate Ardern | 06 February 2014

Professor Kate Ardern outlines Wigan MBC's successful 'lose weight, feel great campaign'

EXCLUSIVE: Over a third of councils warn they may be unable to deliver essential services

06 February 2014

WHITEHALL

Gove's Balkan history crisis

By Jonathan Werran | 06 February 2014

Education secretary risks creating more history than his department can consume, writes Jonathan ...

FINANCE

What's the best policy?

By Bob Neill | 05 February 2014

As election season slowly draws closer, Bob Neill looks at how the planning and financing of loca...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

We need radical devolution for economic growth

By Pat Ritchie | 05 February 2014

Newcastle chief executive Pat Ritchie looks at what fiscal devolution could do for the Core Cities.

FINANCE

PluggedIn by Paul O'Brien

By Paul O'Brien | 05 February 2014

Councils must learn to adapt to culture of constant transformation, writes APSE chief executive.

District View by Paul Lankester

By Paul Lankester | 05 February 2014

Councils must both recruit and nurture innovation, argues Straftford-on-Avon chief executive.