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ECONOMIC GROWTH

My fantasy budget

By Alexandra Jones | 25 March 2014

In an ideal world, here is how Alexandra Jones hoped to be responding to this year’s Budget annou...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Making the best use of your assets - case studies

25 March 2014

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Making best use of your assets

By Neil McInroy | 25 March 2014

Paul O’Brien and Neil McInroy discuss how the effective use of local authority assets in town cen...

FINANCE

LGA backs agency to save £1bn in debt costs

By MJ Correspondent | 25 March 2014

Creating a municipal bonds agency will bring wider benefits beyond cheaper local government borro...

FINANCE

Beating the bookies

By Jules Pipe | 25 March 2014

Mayor Jules Pipe outlines Hackney LBC’s approach to fighting the social and economic blight that ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Floods of scrutiny

By Emily McGuinness | 24 March 2014

Last year councils in Somerset came together with other local partners to plan a co-ordinate resp...

FINANCE

Full coverage: Budget 2014

By MJ reporters | 24 March 2014

The MJ team has compiled news, analysis, useful resources and reaction to the Budget.

FINANCE

Hand over public property assets to councils, LGA urges

By Jonathan Werran | 24 March 2014

Local authorities should take ownership of NHS and other public property assets to fast-track ho...

FINANCE

Boris breaking promise to families with children, say Greens

By Jamie Hailstone | 24 March 2014

The number of families being moved out of London has risen by 10-fold, according to figures from ...

FINANCE

MPs' warning on crisis loans

By Jonathan Werran | 20 March 2014

Ministers must act on crisis loans, MPs have demanded this week.