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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...