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Shapps is just a 'kid' says Tory forum chairman

By Jamie Hailstone | 30 September 2011

The Chairman of the Conservative Property Forum has described Grant Shapps as a 'kid'.

DCLG's Richard McCarthy joins Capita Symonds

By Jamie Hailstone | 29 September 2011

A senior civil servant at DCLG has landed a top job at Capita Symonds.

Ex-Labour minister backs locally-led commissioning

By Jamie Hailstone | 29 September 2011

Shadow cabinet office minister, Tessa Jowell, has called for more ‘community-led commissioning’ i...

Support grows to 'open up' services

By Jamie Hailstone | 29 September 2011

MPs have been urged to use a debate on the Public Services Bill next month to show how serious th...

County makes urgent call for improved ambulance service

By Jamie Hailstone | 29 September 2011

Lincolnshire CC warns it might recall dedicated county-wide ambulance if response times do not im...

Waste bid winner

By Jamie Hailstone | 28 September 2011

Cheshire West and Chester Council has selected May Gurney as its preferred bidder for its £126m w...

Ministers agree to slash number of N Ireland councils

By Jamie Hailstone | 28 September 2011

Stormont ministers have announced plans to cut the number of councils in Northern Ireland to 11 b...

Delay on Wiltshire chief executive role

By Jamie Hailstone | 26 September 2011

The decision on whether to scrap Wiltshire Council’s chief executive post has been delayed for a ...

Hospitals brought to the brink by PFI

By Jamie Hailstone | 22 September 2011

Andrew Lansley warns that more than 60 hospitals are on the brink of collapse by PFI schemes.

Cuts could 'tear social care provision apart'

By Jamie Hailstone | 21 September 2011

Shadow health minister, Emily Thornberry, has warned that people might see the ‘taking apart of s...