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Unison calls for lifting of 1% public sector pay cap

By Dan Peters | 21 June 2017

General secretary of trade union Unison, Dave Prentis, this week called on the Government to lift...

Councils in England must offer young mental health aid

By Dan Peters | 21 June 2017

English councils should be given a statutory duty to commission school-based mental health suppor...

Councils increase pressure on government as Brexit talks start

By Dan Peters | 21 June 2017

Local government negotiators believe the General Election result creates an opportunity for their...

Liverpool chief executive re-bailed, police confirm

By Dan Peters | 20 June 2017

Liverpool City Council boss Ged Fitzgerald was yesterday among four men re-bailed on suspicion of...

Surrey Heartlands in GM-style health devo deal

By Dan Peters | 16 June 2017

A Greater Manchester-style devolution deal has been struck in Surrey Heartlands.

Bristol battles to save £5m

By Dan Peters | 15 June 2017

Bristol City Council has made a raft of proposals for how to save more than £4.7m.

Employers surprised at 'ambitious' 5% pay claim

By Dan Peters | 14 June 2017

Trade unions today demanded a ‘relatively modest’ pay rise of at least 5% in their claim for 2018...

Lower-tier councils pull out of Sheffield devolution deal

By Dan Peters | 14 June 2017

Bassetlaw DC has become the second lower-tier council to back away from participation in the Shef...

Time for some new school thinking?

By Dan Peters | 14 June 2017

At a recent The MJ round table, council chief executives and senior managers met to discuss the r...

More business rates lead to Reading making £1m reserves raid

By Dan Peters | 14 June 2017

Reading BC has been forced to raid its reserves by an extra £1m after collecting more business ra...