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SOCIAL CARE

Leveraging innovation to realise the benefits of digital care

By Tom Morton | 26 January 2016

Outdated infrastructure and an increasingly fragmented market threaten the future of technology-e...

HEALTH

Districts call for expansion of social care precept

By MJ reporter | 26 January 2016

District councils should be allowed to charge a ‘prevention precept’ to help them get to the root...

FINANCE

Clark accused of 'cover-up' on council cut-backs

By Thomas Bridge | 21 January 2016

Communities secretary Greg Clark has been accused of attempting to ‘cover up’ cuts to local gover...

HUMOUR

Mock the aged

19 January 2016

It probably seemed like a good idea at the time.

FINANCE

Cameron's Tory council leader tables worst-case scenario cuts

By Dan Peters | 19 January 2016

The Conservative leader of prime minister David Cameron’s council has risked reigniting the row o...

FINANCE

Clark: S151 officers to monitor care precept use

By Sam Clayden | 14 January 2016

Greg Clark has allayed concerns that councils would not spend revenues raised from the 2% precept...

WHITEHALL

White Van Man on . . . council tax

12 January 2016

Get ready for the great council tax rip-off this year.

HEALTH

Where are we now?

By Ciaran Osborne | 12 January 2016

Ciaran Osborne explains why we need a new commission on the future of health and social care

FINANCE

'Alarmed' Tory leader pens letter to Cameron

By Dan Peters | 08 January 2016

A Tory council leader has launched a blistering attack on the ‘poorly handled’ local government f...

FINANCE

Four-year settlement is 'pain today and jam tomorrow'

By Sam Clayden | 06 January 2016

A prominent council treasurer has insisted the ‘U’ shape of the four-year local government settle...