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Age UK warns of 'devastating' cuts

By James Evison | 27 June 2011

Council care services face 'devastating' cuts according to a new survey by charity Age UK.

HRA reform could lead to multi-billion investment pot

By James Evison | 20 June 2011

Efficient operation of the housing revenue account system will lead to as much as £50bn of invest...

Further 281 applications for free schools

By James Evison | 20 June 2011

More than 280 applications for free schools have been submitted to the Department for Education (...

Questions raised over academies

By James Evison | 16 June 2011

The lowest scoring primary schools in the country are set to become academies next year, but conc...

Bill's CIL revisions 'may hit infrastructure cash'

By James Evison | 15 June 2011

Revisions to the Localism Bill are putting infrastructure funding at serious risk, a regeneration...

Southern Cross saved...for now

By James Evison | 14 June 2011

Southern Cross has been offered a stay-of-execution by landlords agreeing to ‘significant’ long-t...

Discussions over Southern Cross future begin

By James Evison | 13 June 2011

Southern Cross landlords are meeting today to consider the future of the beleaguered care home co...

Carbon cop-outs

By James Evison | 08 June 2011

Critics claim that changes in government policy have scuppered hopes of a new generation of energ...

DCMS warns of 'devastating' arts cuts by councils

By James Evison | 07 June 2011

Cuts to the arts funding by councils could be ‘devastating', the Department for Culture, Media an...

Questions raised on potential public sector strikes

By James Evison | 07 June 2011

Questions have been raised regarding possible controls on unions undertaking large-scale public s...