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WHITEHALL
A moment of seismic change
By Judith Blake | 17 August 2016
The UK cannot afford to shut itself away from the world post-Brexit, writes Cllr Judith Blake.
BUSINESS
Carers pay under attack as Mears ends third contract
By Jamie Hailstone | 10 August 2016
A local government contractor has served notice on a third council over unacceptable carers’ pay,...
DCLG
Rivals call for councils to publish reports
By Jamie Hailstone | 10 August 2016
Opposition councillors have called on Oxford City Council and Oxfordshire CC to publish their riv...
PLANNING
'Hardcore mob' prompts security review
By Laura Sharman | 09 August 2016
A London council has been forced to review its security after officers and councillors were abuse...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
Westminster leader joins House of Lords
By Jamie Hailstone | 05 August 2016
The leader of Westminster City Council has been made a peer in David Cameron’s resignations honou...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Council defends disabled cuts after legal loss
By Dan Peters | 25 July 2016
A council has insisted it was left with ‘no choice’ but to reduce short breaks funding for disabl...
FINANCE
Spheres for tiers
By Abby Gilbert | 20 July 2016
Abby Gilbert discusses the findings of new NLGN research into whether the ‘devolution revolution’...
WHITEHALL
Oxfordshire reorganisation ceasefire after Whitehall visit
By Dan Peters | 19 July 2016
Councils in Oxfordshire have agreed to further talks in a bid to end a reorganisation row.
FINANCE
£3m shortfall forces councils to consider merging
By Jamie Hailstone | 13 July 2016
Two district councils in Somerset are facing a combined budget shortfall of more than £3m by 2020...
WHITEHALL
Councils warn of extra transparency burdens
By Jamie Hailstone | 12 July 2016
Government plans to make councils publish more data should be applied across other parts of the p...
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