Articles by MJ Correspondent
22 years to plug Birmingham City Council's pensions deficit
By MJ Correspondent | 25 March 2014
England’s largest council will take at least 22 years to plug its deficit with the £10bn West Mid...
Bosses back big changes to local government pension scheme
By MJ Correspondent | 25 March 2014
Council bosses have backed the idea of reconfiguring the LGPS by bringing together funds accordin...
Police raid Liverpool Direct offices - reports
By MJ Correspondent | 20 March 2014
Lancashire Police officers have raided the offices of Liverpool City Council’s controversial part...
Think tank: Bosses must overcome fear of digital
By MJ Correspondent | 20 March 2014
Local authority leaders must overcome their cultural resistance to digital, the NLGN thank tank h...
Reaction: Councils call for 'fundamental' public sector reform
By MJ Correspondent | 19 March 2014
Council leaders have called for a ‘fundamental reform’ for the way the public sector works after ...
Briefing: Housing
By MJ Correspondent | 19 March 2014
Most councils have not been able to build their own new council houses since the 1980s.
Call to fund councils through local VAT
By MJ Correspondent | 18 March 2014
‘Radical’ calls have been made for value added tax (VAT) to be used to fund local government.
Making council accounts user-friendly has cost
By MJ Correspondent | 18 March 2014
Criticism of ‘long and impenetrable’ local authority accounts has sparked a debate in the sector.
Councils must choose between devolution and redistribution
By MJ Correspondent | 18 March 2014
Councils wanting fiscal devolution must turn their back on the system of redistribution, the Birm...
Report finds council blame culture fears
By MJ Correspondent | 14 March 2014
Almost one in three senior council officers and members have fears about the blame culture in the...
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