Articles by Jamie Hailstone
Councils not meeting affordable homes targets
By Jamie Hailstone | 04 August 2011
Councils have failed to meet their affordable housing targets by an average of 76%, according to...
Firm Foundation laid for Big Society bank
By Jamie Hailstone | 03 August 2011
The social enterprise, Private Equity Foundation, has become the first beneficiary of the newly-l...
Members block moves for sharing senior posts
By Jamie Hailstone | 03 August 2011
Plans for wider use of shared chief executives across the local government sector have suffered a...
Serco set to deal direct with opted-out schools
By Jamie Hailstone | 03 August 2011
Support services groups such as Serco could soon be signing outsourcing deals directly with schoo...
Third sector warns cuts poll is 'tip of the iceberg'
By Jamie Hailstone | 03 August 2011
Charity bosses have warned that this year’s council budget cuts are the ‘tip of the iceberg’, wit...
Lawyer questions 'unlikely' reports of £1m compensation for Shoesmith
By Jamie Hailstone | 03 August 2011
Newspaper reports of £1m compensation for Sharon Shoesmith are ‘unlikely’, a leading employment l...
Most public sector workers given a pay freeze
By Jamie Hailstone | 03 August 2011
Most public sector workers have been given a pay freeze, according to a new survey by the CIPD.
Pickles reveals council tax benefit plan
By Jamie Hailstone | 02 August 2011
Communities secretary Eric Pickles has launched a consultation on council tax benefit, which aims...
Ministers officially launch Big Society Bank
By Jamie Hailstone | 29 July 2011
The Big Society Bank has been officially launched by the Government with around £600m of capital.
More people think welfare system is too generous says ONS
By Jamie Hailstone | 29 July 2011
The number of people who think the welfare system is too generous is on the rise, according to a ...
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