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Rogers: Unite to produce one offer to Osborne

By Dan Peters | 12 August 2015

Local government should seize control of the devolution agenda by cooperating to deliver a single...

Sharing concerns

By Dan Peters | 12 August 2015

The EU Committee of the regions still remains relatively unknown. The MJ’s Dan Peters went to Bru...

Councils counting cost of GP tribunal result

By Dan Peters | 11 August 2015

A landmark tribubal case that could leave councils with bills each totting up to millions of poun...

Sheffield pioneers new approach to tackling high-cost credit

By Dan Peters | 10 August 2015

Sheffield has become the first city in the country to pioneer a new approach to tackling high-cos...

Councils to 'pick up pieces' after charity closure

By Dan Peters | 06 August 2015

Councils will be there to ‘pick up the pieces’ after the announcement that charity Kids Company w...

A voice for social change in Whitehall

By Dan Peters | 05 August 2015

Local government creates cultures open to learning, collaboration and response, says Lyn Romeo, E...

NAO survey highlights council Care Act concerns

By Dan Peters | 05 August 2015

Local authorities are being put under increased financial risk by Whitehall uncertainty over how ...

West Midlands in positive mood as devo plans take shape

By Dan Peters | 05 August 2015

The September devolution deal deadline has ‘really focused minds’ in the West Midlands as the reg...

SOLACE in expulsion threat over ethics code

By Dan Peters | 05 August 2015

Calls have been made for Smith Square to expel councils that refuse to engage with sector-led imp...

'Landmark' devolution plan kicks off government talks

By Dan Peters | 05 August 2015

Housing, productivity, infrastructure and transformation are at the heart of proposals for a ‘lan...