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Labour's last-ditch Education Bill pleas ignored

By Dan Peters | 25 February 2016

Labour has called on the Government to end its ‘ideological obsession’ with academisation as the ...

Leese attacks mayoral candidates and rules himself out

By Dan Peters | 24 February 2016

Sir Richard Leese has launched an astonishing broadside at those vying to become Greater Manchest...

Row over hospital 'charity' rates

By Dan Peters | 23 February 2016

A rating agent’s claim that NHS trusts should be receiving mandatory business rate relief because...

Whitehall told to 'ditch short-sighted housing strategies'

By Dan Peters | 23 February 2016

Lords have urged the Government to ditch its ‘short-sighted’ approach to house building, ‘empower...

Corporate director promoted to chief

By Dan Peters | 19 February 2016

Ashford BC corporate director Tracey Kerly has been promoted to chief executive for a period of t...

Government 'should go further' on pooling pensions

By Dan Peters | 19 February 2016

Two or three infrastructure local government pension scheme (LGPS) super pools would boost jobs a...

Apprenticeships plan: £600m cost is feared

By Dan Peters | 16 February 2016

Ministers have been called to explain how local authorities will be able to meet the Government’s...

'Encourage CAs to set funding formulae'

By Dan Peters | 16 February 2016

Combined authorities should be encouraged by the Government to set their own devolved local fundi...

EXCLUSIVE: Chiefs use poll to plea for fresh fiscal powers

By Dan Peters | 16 February 2016

Local government needs fiscal devolution and more powers to secure a financially sustainable futu...

Keeping up with change

By Dan Peters | 16 February 2016

Dan Peters breaks down the findings from the latest LGiU/The MJ survey on local government finances.