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Director criticised by judge

By Dan Peters | 24 November 2015

Lambeth BC’s assistant director of children’s social care has been criticised by a judge for givi...

Porter's senior pay comments jar with LGA view

By Dan Peters | 23 November 2015

Local Government Association (LGA) chairman Lord Porter has criticised the six-figure salaries pa...

One-party council warning

By Dan Peters | 21 November 2015

A London expert has warned against the rise of one-party councils in the capital.

Londoners have different concerns to rest of country

By Dan Peters | 21 November 2015

London is ‘another country’ in terms of its attitudes on a wide range of topics, a top pollster h...

Whitehall attitude like 'Soviet Politburo'

By Dan Peters | 20 November 2015

Central government’s refusal to release control over local economies has been compared to the att...

Minding our own business

By Dan Peters | 19 November 2015

Heather Jameson and Dan Peters outline the results of an exclusive survey gauging whether local g...

LCPF slams 'sudden changes' to outlays for infrastructure

By Dan Peters | 03 November 2015

A local government pension fund director has criticised ‘sudden changes’ in government policy for...

Crunch Lancashire devolution meeting next week

By Dan Peters | 30 October 2015

Council leaders from Lancashire will meet next week to thrash out the next steps on devolution to...

Information black holes creating vulnerable invisible

By Dan Peters | 30 October 2015

Vulnerable groups are being rendered ‘almost invisible by significant gaps’ in councils’ data on ...

Tower Hamlets commissioners to hand back some powers

By Dan Peters | 29 October 2015

Government-appointed commissioners will hand back some of their powers to Tower Hamlets LBC mayor...