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Services merger 'may outdo tri-borough'

By MJ Correspondent | 25 July 2014

Plans by two councils to save up to £8m each by sharing more services ‘could go further than the ...

Director's unfair dismissal settlement revealed

By MJ Correspondent | 24 July 2014

The director of children’s services unfairly dismissed in the wake of the Baby P scandal has had ...

BREAKING NEWS: Councils urge Unison to call off strike

By MJ Correspondent | 23 July 2014

Councils have urged trade union Unison to reconsider after it announced a further strike later th...

Pension funds call for reform to cut deficits

By MJ Correspondent | 23 July 2014

Pension funds have called on a Government’s consultation to pay more attention to securing liabil...

Labour split over council's unitary bid

By MJ Correspondent | 23 July 2014

Labour councillors in Lancashire are going head-to-head over a borough council’s bid to break awa...

Tower Hamlets pledges to 'learn lessons' from elections

By MJ Correspondent | 22 July 2014

Tower Hamlets LBC’s returning officer has pledged to ‘learn the lessons’ from the problem-hit May...

Pickles stays and Lewis promoted

By MJ Correspondent | 18 July 2014

Prime Minister David Cameron has reshuffled his cabinet.

Council defends tax collection record

By MJ Correspondent | 17 July 2014

Britain’s largest local authority has defended its record at collecting council tax, insisting it...

EXCLUSIVE: Benn attacks DCLG social media spending

By MJ Correspondent | 17 July 2014

DCLG has been forced to defend its communications spending after Eric Pickles again lashed out at...

Trustees given go-ahead to make 'ethical decisions' on pensions

By MJ Correspondent | 17 July 2014

Council pension trustees can make investment decisions based on non-financial factors, a new repo...