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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...

Coalition under fire over abortion plan

By Dominic Browne | 18 November 2011

Conservative health minister Anne Milton criticised on Government plans to transfer commissioning...