Articles by MJ Correspondent
Tidal wave of opposition for directly-elected chiefs
By MJ Correspondent | 26 February 2014
The idea of creating directly-elected chief executives has been further damaged by a fresh tidal ...
Electronic dispatch for council agendas
By MJ Correspondent | 26 February 2014
The Government has revealed it plans to change the law to allow councils to send agendas for meet...
Finance director urges 'brave' rejection of outsourcing
By MJ Correspondent | 26 February 2014
The president of the Society of London Treasurers has urged councils to overcome their timidness ...
LGA bemoans lack of local voice in flooding response
By MJ Correspondent | 26 February 2014
The Local Government Association (LGA) believes it should have had greater involvement in Downing...
Chief hits back at 'unfair' pension pots criticism
By MJ Correspondent | 26 February 2014
The chief executive of Camden LBC has defended the size of chief officers’ pension pots.
KPMG calls for horizontal integration of pension funds
By MJ Correspondent | 26 February 2014
Confusion reigns over the future of the Local Government Pension Scheme after two major reports d...
London Councils mulls legal challenge to New Homes Bonus topslice
By MJ Correspondent | 20 February 2014
London Councils could launch a legal challenge to the Government’s plan to top slice £70m of the ...
Planning minister slams misuse of Article 4
By MJ Correspondent | 19 February 2014
Councils criticised for their ‘disproportionate’ use of Article 4 have hit back.
Fracking business rates offer 'not enough'
By MJ Correspondent | 19 February 2014
The offer to allow councils to collect 100% of the business rates from fracking projects is unlik...
Sawford: Local government finance model 'pushing councils to brink'
By MJ Correspondent | 18 February 2014
Local government is being ‘pushed to the brink’ due to the broken funding model, shadow minister ...
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