FINANCE

Exclusive: Stark warning issued over 'broken' finances

By Heather Jameson | 28 October 2014

Local government is facing the ‘last throw of the dice’ for reforming its finance system, accordi...

FINANCE

The last throw of the dice

By Heather Jameson | 27 October 2014

As the Independent Commission on Local Government Finance publishes its interim report, chair of ...

FINANCE

NALC 'gob smacked' by £9m council tax support cash grab

By Jonathan Werran | 27 October 2014

The representative body for parish and town councils will this week use its annual general meetin...

WHITEHALL

Cabinet seat call for cities

By Dan Peters | 21 October 2014

The Government should consider giving cities a permanent seat at cabinet, a 12-month inquiry publ...

DCLG

Councils failed to detect rise in non-benefit fraud

By MJ reporter | 21 October 2014

Some 39 councils, among them 35 districts, failed to detect a single instance of non-benefit frau...

COUNCIL TAX

Muted response to Lyons despite housing crisis

By Ben Page | 20 October 2014

Some 80% of us believe there is a housing crisis so why did the Lyons Review on housing receive s...

FINANCE

Last but not least

By Jonathan Werran | 13 October 2014

The Lib Dems’ final annual party conference before next May’s General Election was, against all p...

FINANCE

Council leaders claim 'tipping point' reached

By Dan Peters | 10 October 2014

Welsh council leaders believe a ‘tipping point’ has been reached that could result in the disappe...

FINANCE

Let local government deal with property revaluation

By Heather Jameson | 07 October 2014

To cut through policital timidity, the whole problem of revaluing council tax levels should be ha...

COUNCIL TAX

Lib Dem tax pledge gets poor reception

By Jonathan Werran | 07 October 2014

Liberal Democrat plans to create more council tax bands are a sign of the ‘hollow promise of devo...

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Principal Planning Officer

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