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ECONOMIC GROWTH
May urged to deliver 'grown-up devolution deals'
By Thomas Bridge | 22 September 2016
Theresa May must launch ‘grown-up’ devolution deals if the country is to overturn a £190bn inclus...
WHITEHALL
Hammond faces uphill struggle
By Michael Burton | 21 September 2016
Chancellor Philip Hammond faces an uphill struggle to control public spending in the Autumn State...
WHITEHALL
Porter condemns EU funding promise
By William Eichler | 15 August 2016
Whitehall’s promise to honour EU funding commitments post-Brexit ‘falls well short,’ council lead...
WHITEHALL
Little wriggle room for Hammond
By Michael Burton | 21 July 2016
Chancellor Philip Hammond has received mixed news on the public finances in the first results to ...
WHITEHALL
Universal Credit rollout delayed
By Dan Peters | 21 July 2016
The rollout of Universal Credit will be delayed and local authorities will continue to deliver ho...
FINANCE
Social care cuts based on 'flawed thinking'
By Sam Clayden | 14 April 2016
The shadow social care minister has claimed cuts to adult social care have been based on ‘flawed ...
WHITEHALL
Corridors of power: Budget 2016
22 March 2016
The Chancellor, George Os-brown, is having a bad dream in which he has to come back to the House...
FINANCE
Council tax set to rise 14%
By Dan Peters | 22 March 2016
Council tax will rise by 14% in real terms by 2020/21, official forecasts have suggested.
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
We have moved from austerity to scarcity
By Michael Burton | 03 December 2015
Danny Alexander has told The MJ that an 'age of scarcity' is likely to 'last a long while'. But M...
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