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ECONOMIC GROWTH

The mayor the merrier?

By Dan Peters | 12 January 2015

Dan Peters talks to leading local government figures to assess whether directly-elected mayors ar...

DEVOLUTION

Minister: Mayor and commissioner role could be combined

By Dan Peters | 12 January 2015

New directly elected mayors could take over the role of police and crime commissioners (PCCs), ho...

FINANCE

Drive towards self-sustainability

By Dan Peters | 09 January 2015

South Staffordshire has gone the extra mile to ensure local growth and guarantee authority is wel...

FINANCE

Senior posts to be axed at Redbridge

By Dan Peters | 09 January 2015

Three senior posts could be axed at Redbridge LBC less than three years after the last major revi...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Camden urges London councils to lobby for tourism tax

By Dan Peters | 08 January 2015

The idea of councils being allowed to impose a tourist levy to help plug funding gaps has been re...

DEVOLUTION

Liverpool mayor: Cuts will cripple local government

By Dan Peters | 08 January 2015

Liverpool’s elected mayor has accused the Tories of ‘kicking the shit’ out of local government an...

FINANCE

Councils warned over tax rises

By Dan Peters | 07 January 2015

Ministers have threatened the highest spending town councils with the prospect of being forced to...

FINANCE

Care Act is 'ticking timebomb'

By Dan Peters | 06 January 2015

Lib Dem minister Norman Lamb has been urged to address concerns over the soon-to-be-implemented C...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Plans to create pool of external experts

By Dan Peters | 06 January 2015

Government moves away from sector-led improvement in children’s services have been criticised day...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Public safety is top concern for whistleblowers

By Dan Peters | 06 January 2015

The proportion of concerns about public safety in local government dealt with by a whistleblowing...

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