Articles by Laura Sharman
Neill calls for pay transparency in local government
By Laura Sharman | 24 May 2012
Local government minister Bob Neill has written to council leaders calling for transparency on lo...
Whitehall to get to grips with spending cuts
By Laura Sharman | 27 April 2012
A new report by the Public Accounts Committee says Whitehall is failing to identify how departmen...
Councils urged to combine borrowing powers
By Laura Sharman | 17 April 2012
According to the NLGN think-tank, councils should band together and become 'social venture capita...
LGA warning over anti-social behaviour
By Laura Sharman | 05 April 2012
The LGA is warning councils must not be sidelined in tackling ant-social behaviour.
Government accepts proposals to save local high streets
By Laura Sharman | 30 March 2012
Councils are moving on from the Mary Portas report and have had several proposals accepted by Gov...
Poll finds public rejects regional pay cuts
By Laura Sharman | 30 March 2012
The majority of the general public believe Government proposals for regional pay are unfair, acco...
Pay for council chief executives 'grinds to a halt'
By Laura Sharman | 12 March 2012
Pay growth for local authority chief executives has ground to a halt - with median pay changes of...
Councils urged to press for greater local control
By Laura Sharman | 09 March 2012
According to the Local Government Association(LGA) councils should press Whitehall for greater lo...
Shapps brands tax-raising councils 'democracy dodgers'
By Laura Sharman | 01 March 2012
Some 15% of billing authorities are poised to snub the Government's cash offer to freeze council ...
TSA approves £1.3bn Chester merger
By Laura Sharman | 30 November 2011
Tenant Services Authority (TSA) approves £1.3bn merger between Chester & District Housing Trust a...
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