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Labour leaders call for new deal for local government

By Michael Burton | 23 January 2014

Labour leaders have called for a new deal for English local government.

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

PbR schemes hinder the most vulnerable

By Jonathan Werran | 23 January 2014

Government fixation with payment-by-results (PbR) schemes is discriminating against social sector...

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Trouble ahead on benefits street

By Jonathan Werran | 22 January 2014

Examination of the Exchequer's options for making £12bn cuts to benefit bill after 2015 election ...

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LGiU: councils should step up to personal debt crisis

By Jonathan Werran | 21 January 2014

Local authorities should stand up as community leaders to tackle a growing personal debt crisis a...

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Child abuse inquiry gets under way

By MJ reporter | 16 January 2014

The biggest public inquiry into child abuse ever held in the UK has started in Northern Ireland.

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Two Director Roles

16 January 2014

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Contractors fail to deliver on key asylum targets

By Jonathan Werran | 15 January 2014

Contracts to find homes for asylum seekers have been hampered by a failure to negotiate with loca...

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Clearing the decks

By Dan Corry | 15 January 2014

With election fever on the horizon, Dan Corry highlights the trend at this stage for ministers to...

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Whitehall is 'worst part' of being chief

By Jamie Hailstone | 09 January 2014

Working with central government is the worst thing about being a council chief executive, accordi...

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The year ahead for local government

By Heather Jameson | 08 January 2014

Forget the mince pies and all the Christmas trimmings, The MJ looks at what’s in store for local ...