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Show us the way

27 June 2013

FINANCE

Between a rock and a hard place

By Heather Jameson | 27 June 2013

Past government spending announcements have been a bit like a tsunami. It's not the earthquake th...

What happened to local autonomy, chancellor?

26 June 2013

WHITEHALL

Labour lays out its stall for 2015/16

By Michael Burton | 26 June 2013

It was inevitable that the Spending Review 2015/16 this week would prove to be a political as wel...

FINANCE

Stop the agents letting us down

By John Healey | 26 June 2013

There are too many despairing tenants who are let down by low standards and ripped off by high fe...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Foundations for the future

By Sir Merrick Cockell | 26 June 2013

In times as tough as these, it feels like every LGA conference takes on a greater sense of import...

FINANCE

The house that promises built

By Bob Neill | 26 June 2013

Bob Neill is taking Labour's newly-announced spending proposals with a pinch of salt.

FINANCE

The profligate expenditure in local government.

By Abdool Kara | 26 June 2013

Abdool Kara looks at how councils are trying to be more financially efficient.

HEALTH

Teignbridge's project to help elderly people

By Nicola Bulbeck | 26 June 2013

Nicola Bulbeck on how Teignbridge DC has put together a project to help care for elderly people.

ECONOMIC GROWTH

The benefits of devolution

By Simon Parker | 26 June 2013

Local government should try to beat Whitehall at its own game, says Simon Parker.