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Is the private sector losing interest in outsourcing?

By Michael Burton | 30 January 2012

Michael Burton asks if the appetite for major council deals has waned during the spending squeeze.

Mr Pickles must temper his haste

By Heather Jameson | 30 January 2012

Just weeks into his new job as communities secretary, Eric Pickles famously referred to himself a...

Should we be cutting so many top staff?

By Blair McPherson | 30 January 2012

Cutting costly senior managers sounds like a sensible way to cut costs in local government – but ...

Who will care for Willy Wonka?

By Nathan Elvery | 30 January 2012

I wish I could have a warm, chocolaty feeling about councils like Willy Wonka says Nathan Elvery.

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Age UK Care in Crisis 2012 report

By LGiU | 30 January 2012

Age UK Care in Crisis 2012 report leaves no-one in any doubt about the scale of the challenge fac...

HEALTH

The core business in which we are involved..

By Paul Corrigan | 30 January 2012

Paul Corrigan looks at what the introduction of the National Framework has meant for the NHS.

Managing gay men

30 January 2012

Comms lite won't work – a case for more marketing and communication in a downsized public sector

30 January 2012

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

30 January 2012

Management consultants can we still afford them do we still need them?

27 January 2012