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William Eichler

Articles by William Eichler

Call to end 'outdated Sir Humphrey model'

By William Eichler | 04 August 2016

Thousands of civil servants should be moved out of London to ‘turbo-charge devolution,’ a think-t...

Councils to share HR

By William Eichler | 02 August 2016

Two councils have agreed to extend cooperation with a new HR deal that will save both hundreds of...

Whitehall commits to Northern Powerhouse

By William Eichler | 27 July 2016

The Government has reaffirmed its commitment to building the Northern Powerhouse.

Government shows 'striking poverty of ambition'

By William Eichler | 22 July 2016

The Government shows a ‘striking poverty of ambition’ on hospital discharge delays, MPs have said.

Council fraud defences save £300m

By William Eichler | 12 July 2016

Local authority fraud defences saved nearly £300m in 2015/16, the Chartered Institute of Public F...

Osborne: Brexit was instruction to make Northern Powerhouse reality

By William Eichler | 08 July 2016

The result of the European Union referendum was an instruction to ‘deliver the Northern Powerhous...

London Councils in apprenticeships warning

By William Eichler | 05 July 2016

Vulnerable groups are at risk from the Government’s public sector apprenticeship target, accordin...

Child cruelty offences 'highest in a decade'

By William Eichler | 22 June 2016

Recorded child cruelty offences are the highest they have been in a decade, children’s charity wa...

Museum in row with council over tax bill

By William Eichler | 17 June 2016

The British Museum has challenged Camden LBC over a £720,000 business rates bill.

Hull City Council offers voluntary redundancy to all staff

By William Eichler | 15 June 2016

Hull City Council is asking all its council workers to consider taking voluntary redundancy.