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GMB urges new upper pension rate

26 February 2009

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Pension funds reject calls to bail out PFI

26 February 2009

Local government pension funds have issued ‘hands-off’ warnings to public bodies, desperate to us...

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No strings attached to change

19 February 2009

Anything could happen in TV’s Thunderbirds, but then, says Stephen Weigel, that’s because resourc...

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Head West for efficiency savings

19 February 2009

Since the Regional Improvement and Efficiency Partnerships (RIEP) were established in April 2008,...

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A return to prudence and public values

18 February 2009

A return to prudence and public values CIPFA’s consultation on the role of finance directors migh...

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'Debate needed' over future role of directors

18 February 2009

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Plugged in

18 February 2009

One of the more public recruitment exercises in recent months has been that for the vacancy of th...

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This bank idea is a honey trap

13 February 2009

The NLGN’s plans for a council bank are trying to solve a problem we do not have, says Sean Nolan

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£3.3m efficiency savings to fund new financial reporting system

11 February 2009

The Audit Commission will use £3.3m of savings from its efficiency programme to help local author...

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Bank interest cut 'costing councils £1bn'

11 February 2009

Record low interest rates have left councils £1bn out of pocket since the Bank of England took em...