FINANCE

Rent reductions could hinder house building

By Sandra Dinneen | 16 September 2015

As autumn starts to bite, the July Budget announcement seems like a distant memory but the reality of rent reduction remains, says Sandra Dineen

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Councils to be handed Sunday trading hours powers

By Michael Burton | 07 July 2015

Local authorities in England are to be handed powers to change Sunday trading laws in tomorrow’s ...

HEALTH

The parallel universe of party spending plans

By Michael Burton | 23 April 2015

With perfect timing the scrutiny of party election pledges by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (I...

FINANCE

Once in a lifetime?

20 April 2015

Pensions changes announced in the 2015 Budget might affect senior local government officers’ life...

FINANCE

Rising to meet the new risks

By Andrew Jepp | 10 April 2015

Councils will be exposed to new risks - reputational, operational and financial – and increasing ...

FINANCE

IFS director: Tough spending decisions to come

By Michael Burton | 01 April 2015

The next government will face tough spending decisions, although cuts may not be as deep as feare...

FINANCE

Forum holds a mirror to grim reality facing chiefs

By Heather Jameson | 31 March 2015

Last week saw The MJ and around 100 or so chief executives and senior directors gather for our an...

FINANCE

Next government 'must tackle the crisis in care'

By Dan Peters | 31 March 2015

Council services face a hammering in next year’s spending review if the soaring costs of health a...

HUMOUR

How gullible are we?

24 March 2015

Diary has heard about the politics of the pork barrel, but the trail of political scandal from la...

FINANCE

Corridors of Power: Ed Balls' Budget response?

24 March 2015

Following the chancellor’s accidental swallowing of a truth drug in last week’s issue, Ed Balls h...

PENSIONS

Budget tax on pensions may mean career rethinking

By Michael Burton | 24 March 2015

Thank goodness, not just for the Institute for Fiscal Studies, but for the Office for Budget Resp...

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