Articles by Jamie Hailstone
Final warning over 'excessive' pay-offs
By Jamie Hailstone | 21 February 2013
Eric Pickles has re-ignited the row over local government pay by warning council leaders to use n...
LGA and Iceland in horsemeat row
By Jamie Hailstone | 21 February 2013
The LGA has clashed swords with supermarket Iceland, after the head of the chain blamed councils ...
Council partnerships 'crucial'
By Jamie Hailstone | 20 February 2013
Former transport minister Lord Adonis has called for stronger regional partnerships between local...
LGA must get a grip on welfare reform in run-up to benefit caps
By Jamie Hailstone | 20 February 2013
Council leaders have warned the Local Government Association (LGA) needs to take a 'firmer line' ...
Government announces £1m for mutuals
By Jamie Hailstone | 15 February 2013
The Government has announced £1m to help more than 20 mutuals get off the ground, including sever...
Charity calls for social care fast track for terminally ill
By Jamie Hailstone | 14 February 2013
Marie Curie Cancer Care calls for terminally ill people to be given ‘fast track’ access to social...
Cuts a major threat to social care
By Jamie Hailstone | 14 February 2013
Social care bosses have warned they are struggling to maintain services in the face of public spe...
WD urges greater social focus in service delivery
By Jamie Hailstone | 13 February 2013
Willmott Dixon has called on councils to use social value in their procurement processes to help ...
Cumbria councils may join forces over waste
By Dominic Browne | 13 February 2013
Cumbria county council has vetoed plans for an underground nuclear waste site.
Bundling waste deals 'not a magic solution'
By Jamie Hailstone | 06 February 2013
The chief executive of Veolia Environmental Services' UK division has warned that local authoriti...
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