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Geoff Mulgan says the public sector needs innovation and experimentation in money every bit as mu...
The success of Wigan MBC’s 2013 Deal has prompted the council go one step further with Deal 2030....
Local government monitoring officers are increasingly being caught in power struggles between sen...
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