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It's not just cattle that get branded

19 January 2012

HEALTH

Implementing the Bill – Developing NHS acute provision

By Paul Corrigan | 19 January 2012

Paul Corrigan looks at what various politicians had hoped for from the Health and Social Care Bill.

25 years with The MJ

By Michael Burton | 18 January 2012

Almost 200 guests attended a recent reception to celebrate Michael Burton's quarter century cover...

Whitehall must rethink funding

By Heather Jameson | 18 January 2012

Gone are the days when local government used to cry, 'But where is the central government funding?'

The difficult decisions in local government

By Paul Lankester | 18 January 2012

Paul Lankester looks at how in local government balancing benefits against disadvantages of propo...

Introducing… Changemakers

18 January 2012

Should we have US-style primaries in the UK?

By Dan Corry | 18 January 2012

Dan Corry wonders whether new directly-elected mayors in England could experiment with primaries.

Why do governments continue to waste money?

By Martin Horton | 18 January 2012

Martin Horton provides some answers…

CRIME

What elected police commissioners mean for local government

By John Stewart | 18 January 2012

George Jones John Stewart look at the impact of directly elected police commissioners from Novemb...

Reasons to be cheerful

By Abdool Kara | 18 January 2012

Abdool Kara says that despite the gloomy budget scenario there is plenty of activity in his area