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Dan Peters

Articles by Dan Peters

Heseltine sacked over Brexit rebellion

By Dan Peters | 08 March 2017

A former cabinet minister who penned an influential report that convinced Whitehall to drive grow...

Mayor keen to identify officers responsible for cash failures

By Dan Peters | 08 March 2017

Bristol mayor Marvin Rees is keen to identify the individuals to blame for the state of the counc...

Leaked recording confirms Surrey 'gentleman's agreement'

By Dan Peters | 07 March 2017

A leaked recording of Surrey CC leader, David Hodge, admitting he secured a ‘gentleman’s agreemen...

Tri-borough blow as chief executive to leave

By Dan Peters | 03 March 2017

The chief executive of Hammersmith & Fulham LBC will part company with the council in a move that...

MPs call for rates and LEP reviews

By Dan Peters | 03 March 2017

MPs have called for separate government reviews of local enterprise partnerships (LEP) and the bu...

STP fears as bosses 'not confident' about delivery

By Dan Peters | 28 February 2017

Fresh concerns about sustainability and transformation plans (STP) have been raised after a surve...

Somerset kids' services 'still need improvement'

By Dan Peters | 28 February 2017

Ofsted has told Somerset CC’s ‘inadequate’ children’s services that ‘notable room for improvement...

'Blame and responsibility' – Whitehall's' devolution legacy

By Dan Peters | 28 February 2017

The only things the Government has devolved are blame and responsibility, shadow communities secr...

DCN to lobby Whitehall on future of baseline rate

By Dan Peters | 28 February 2017

The District Councils’ Network (DCN) will lobby the Government for certainty on the future baseli...

Interest in bonds agency borrowing drops to one in 10

By Dan Peters | 28 February 2017

Just one in 10 are expected to use the UK Municipal Bonds Agency (UKMBA) to borrow to fund infras...