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Crackdown on trade boycott is 'anti-localist'

By Sam Clayden | 04 January 2016

Stripping councils of the right to boycott trade with organisations or countries on ethical groun...

Poorest won't benefit from PM's housing takeover

By Sam Clayden | 04 January 2016

The prime minister’s plans to seize control of house building in parts of the country would not c...

Government cannot predict if cuts will discriminate

By Sam Clayden | 23 December 2015

The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has admitted it cannot predict whether...

Authorities praised for hitting Christmas resettlement target

By Sam Clayden | 23 December 2015

Local government has been congratulated by the minister for Syrian refugees for hitting their tar...

Leaders call for child refugee scheme

By Sam Clayden | 22 December 2015

Council leaders have called on Whitehall to commission a ‘properly funded’ national initiative to...

D2N2 deal could 'fix' housing crisis but concerns remain

By Sam Clayden | 21 December 2015

Devolution to Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire could help tackle the ‘acute housing crisis’ in the ...

Government pushes ahead with 'boomerang bosses' crackdown

By Sam Clayden | 21 December 2015

Public sector workers earning more than £80,000 will be forced to pay back their exit payments if...

Porter: 'New age' for local government

By Sam Clayden | 17 December 2015

A four-year settlement for local government will ‘transform’ the relationship between local and c...

Norfolk CC chief welcomes takeover - but hits out at lack of communication

By Sam Clayden | 16 December 2015

The Norfolk CC chief executive has welcomed the Government’s intervention in its failing children...

DCLG denies devolution deadline documents

By Sam Clayden | 16 December 2015

The Government has rejected a Freedom of Information (FoI) request submitted by The MJ asking for...