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Staff favour pay cuts over lower pensions

By Mark Conrad | 10 August 2011

Half of public sector workers would rather take a pay cut than reduce their pension benefits, new...

£4m to help ease housing cap move

By Mark Conrad | 10 August 2011

More than 170 local authorities stand to gain from a £4m government investment in projects to sup...

Riots trigger fears over youth cohesion policies

By Mark Conrad | 10 August 2011

Questions have emerged over the extent to which deep-rooted youth disaffection with society contr...

City launches probe into 'breach' of supply rules

By Mark Conrad | 10 August 2011

Birmingham City Council has launched an inquiry into a breach of its own procurement rules, after...

London councils begin clean up after a third night of riots

By Mark Conrad | 10 August 2011

Local authorities, police forces and residents have begun the clean up London’s streets following...

Legal team courts success

By Mark Conrad | 09 August 2011

Hackney LBC’s legal services staff have just scooped The MJ’s Excellence in Legal Services Achiev...

Councils seek talks with community leaders in the wake of London riots

By Mark Conrad | 08 August 2011

London councils have called for talks with local community leaders after two nights of rioting on...

ICO criticises housing data breaches

By Mark Conrad | 05 August 2011

Information Commissioner criticises two london based housing bodies about data breach.

Public sector pay deals remains 'fragile', survey finds

By Mark Conrad | 04 August 2011

A study of public sector 'take home' pay has revealed that estimated annual pay growth remained a...

Austerity drive brings £3.75bn cash savings

By Mark Conrad | 03 August 2011

Whitehall delivered £3.75bn of cash savings in the first 10 months of the coalition’s austerity d...