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Bennett: Old parties have run out of ideas

By Dan Peters | 15 April 2016

Only political will is needed to find enough money to pay for ‘vital council services,’ Green lea...

MPs to debate academisation amid distraction fears

By Dan Peters | 13 April 2016

The row over forced academisation will continue today after Labour secured a debate in Parliament...

'Don't let slow pace of devo deter transformation'

By Dan Peters | 12 April 2016

Slow progress with devolution should not stop the march of public service transformation, an impr...

Funds tasked with providing pensions cost data

By Dan Peters | 12 April 2016

Council pension funds will have to supply their own cost data after the Department for Communitie...

Call for government to review council tax support barriers

By Dan Peters | 12 April 2016

The Government should remove barriers that are preventing local council tax support (LCTS) scheme...

Legal dispute looms after borough ignores county

By Dan Peters | 07 April 2016

Derbyshire CC could still launch legal action against Chesterfield BC after the borough again vot...

Settlement 'responsible for inequalities in the system'

By Dan Peters | 06 April 2016

Unitary and top-tier councils in areas with relatively low levels of deprivation have been shelte...

Redistribution is 'not working'

By Dan Peters | 06 April 2016

The poorest authorities should be protected from cuts imposed on them by a ‘failed’ mechanism, me...

Whitehall will be 'unable' to police social care precept

By Dan Peters | 06 April 2016

Government will struggle to monitor whether councils spend the social care precept on its intende...

Dudley chief welcomes commissioner intervention

By Dan Peters | 06 April 2016

Dudley MBC’s chief executive has welcomed a government decision to send in a commissioner to turn...