Articles by Sam Clayden
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...
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