Articles by MJ Correspondent
'Council newspaper crackdown is Orwellian'
By MJ Correspondent | 23 December 2013
Communities Secretary Eric Pickles is seeking to ‘set himself up as the censor-in-chief’, a MP ha...
Councils' defeat over planning rules relaxation
By MJ Correspondent | 20 December 2013
Concerned councils have expressed their disappointment after losing a legal challenge to the Gove...
Shoesmith in call to tackle blame culture
By MJ Correspondent | 19 December 2013
Local government should ‘take the lead’ in changing the current culture of blame, Sharon Shoesmit...
Council sets out strategy for kids
By MJ Correspondent | 19 December 2013
Birmingham City Council has laid out a strategy for improving its children’s services based on a ...
Tensions erupt over council's BT contract
By MJ Correspondent | 19 December 2013
Bubbling tensions between Lancashire CC and BT over their joint venture partnership have burst ou...
Talks continue over PSN threat
By MJ Correspondent | 19 December 2013
Concern about the threat of disconnection from the public services network (PSN) has spread to th...
Local government finance settlement: reaction
By MJ Correspondent | 19 December 2013
The latest reaction after ministers refused to reveal whether the council tax referendum threshol...
Think tank: Councils stuggling to protect green belt
By MJ Correspondent | 19 December 2013
Housing supply targets are ‘putting significant strain’ on councils’ ability to protect the green...
Gove promises more school places
By MJ Correspondent | 19 December 2013
London Councils has hailed the move to a three-year funding cycle for school places as an ‘import...
Cuts leave authorities with few choices
By MJ Correspondent | 18 December 2013
Cuts will leave local authorities with ‘no other option’ than to offer reduced levels of service ...
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