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Localism and Austerity – One year on

28 October 2011

The multiple challenges for district councils

By Nina Dawes | 28 October 2011

District councils face a torrent of pressures which could their relataionship with their communit...

Hilary Benn's speech to LGiU Localism and Austerity summit

28 October 2011

Centrifugal forces and the role of the Clinical Commissioning Groups

28 October 2011

The LGRR is no economic panacea

By Heather Jameson | 26 October 2011

For the past decade, the spectre of local government’s outdated finance system has haunted the se...

REPORT: Promoting Independence: the future of housing related support

26 October 2011

The ongoing challenge of spending cuts

By Andrew Jepp | 26 October 2011

One year after CSR, Andrew Jupp comments that for councils the challenge of balancing cuts and de...

Measuring the success of government policy

By Dan Corry | 26 October 2011

Making sure that funding is properly targeted and achieves its aims is not always easy to evaluat...

How the parliamentary boundary review affects councils

By Paul Wheeler | 26 October 2011

Paul Wheeler looks at the impact of parliamentary boundary changes on local authorities

The necessary role of the centre. How it can create better care through argument and not instruction.

26 October 2011