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WHITEHALL

Design for living

By Bob Neill | 10 April 2013

Bob Neill says the NPPF is starting to remove clutter and give people a document to make planning...

WHITEHALL

Politics in local government matter more than ever

By John Tizard | 10 April 2013

Local government is elected to take decisions on behalf of communities. John Tizard explains why ...

They want me to apply for my own job

08 April 2013

WHITEHALL

Where's the clarity?

By Heather Jameson | 04 April 2013

There are some very real issues arising from welfare reform, says Heather Jameson.

FINANCE

Welfare reform needs to address the causes

By Michael Burton | 04 April 2013

Too often governments patch up problems without addressing the cause, says Michael Burton.

ECONOMIC GROWTH

The decline of representative democracy

By Simon Parker | 04 April 2013

I don't know who's going to win the county council elections, but I'll make a bet that the loser ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Councils tapping into the social research base

By Abdool Kara | 04 April 2013

Abdool Kara on how he's joined the SOLACE foundation as a trustee, supporting the workstream on e...

HEALTH

Bringing public health into local government

By Lawrence Conway | 04 April 2013

Bringing public health into local government is a step in the right direction. But it is only a s...

Real Recycling is Locally led

04 April 2013

Core Cities leaving LGA's orbit?

By Judith Barnes | 04 April 2013

Judith Barnes asks whether the Core Cities' desire to go it alone marks an economic parting of th...