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05 August 2011

Retaining business rates

By Alex Thomson | 04 August 2011

Alex Thomson looks at how the retention of local government business rates will impact on councils.

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Reasons to be cheerful – local government reputation is improving

04 August 2011

A new poll shows that residents are more positive about their local council than they were at the...

HEALTH

The politics of profit in English health services

04 August 2011

Paul Corrigan considers the tricky balancing act of regulation and profit in the health service...

Council cuts to the third sector

By Michael Burton | 03 August 2011

Eric Pickles urged councils earlier this year to avoid major cuts to the voluntary sector. Michae...

What's the Big Idea?

03 August 2011

Cracking open the market on offender management

By Stephen Bubb | 03 August 2011

Sir Stephen Bubb welcomes moves for greater choice and competition in offender management.

Accountability for results

By Harry Phibbs | 02 August 2011

The police service has been dogged Political correctness and risk averseness, says Harry Phibbs.

FINANCE

The pace of change for council finance

By Paul Lankester | 02 August 2011

Risk is being transferred from central to local government in the proposed changes to resourcing ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

A recipe for conflict

By Nick Raynsford | 02 August 2011

Government attempts to reform the planning system do little to resolve the different interests of...