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Leaders seek a mutual deal

06 August 2009

Local government leaders are ramping up their campaign for clear new laws that would allow counci...

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Roads to recovery

06 August 2009

Birmingham City Council has finalised a £2.7bn PFI deal to modernise its roads network.

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Crack squads to target 'crafty' sub-let cheats

06 August 2009

Councils will receive new guidance on how to catch housing benefit cheats under tough government ...

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Money Matters

06 August 2009

As I write this article, the FTSE has had the longest stretch of positive runs since the bottom l...

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Exclusive: CLG under new pressure over pension fund laws

06 August 2009

Local government lawyers wrote to Whitehall officials six years ago, asking for clarity over rule...

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Council housing finance reform – rewards and risks

05 August 2009

Ian Doolittle looks at the Government’s new plans for the future of the housing revenue account.

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Exclusive: Use town hall cash to fight RBS says lawyer

30 July 2009

The US lawyer helping local government pension funds sue the Royal Bank of Scotland has dismissed...

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Capping Surrey police 'lacks common sense'

30 July 2009

The leader of Surrey CC has condemned the Government’s decision to cap Surrey Police Authority as...

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Government grabs back £50m incentive funding

29 July 2009

Ministers have slashed the cash available to councils under a flagship business growth incentive ...

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CIPFA's tax fears over accountancy rule change

29 July 2009