Articles by Dominic Browne
Report backs council bond issues
By Dominic Browne | 06 December 2011
Councils making forays into municipal bond market to drive economic growth backed by leading thin...
Councils urged to fill empty homes
By Dominic Browne | 06 December 2011
Charities have said councils should be pressured into selling or letting homes at discounted rate...
MPs issue fresh warning over care providers
By Dominic Browne | 06 December 2011
The country's social care market is at risk of another Southern Cross-style financial meltdown.
More pain to come
By Dominic Browne | 02 December 2011
George Osborne, this week revealed he would restrict pay rises for a further two years,and stifle...
Stroud considers councillor cull
By Dominic Browne | 02 December 2011
Stroud DC could reduce the number of its councillors by almost half, based on results from a rece...
Authorities must take 'lead role' to heal riot-torn areas
By Dominic Browne | 30 November 2011
Local authorities should assume a lead role in repairing the nation's broken communities, accordi...
Call to devolve Work Programme powers
By Dominic Browne | 30 November 2011
Senior local government politicians urge Whitehall to give councils more responsibility for job c...
Autumn statement: bleak growth forecasts
By Dominic Browne | 29 November 2011
The precarious nature of the public finances was laid bare today,as George Osborne revealed in hi...
Clegg launches £1bn youth 'learning or earning' scheme
By Dominic Browne | 25 November 2011
Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg unveils a £1bn scheme to benefit up to 400,000 young people by 2...
Welfare Reform Bill will 'increase child poverty'
By Dominic Browne | 23 November 2011
Councils across the UK will be forced to manage rising levels of child poverty, if the Welfare Re...
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