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Councils get £584m for housing projects

17 December 2008

Housing minister, Margaret Beckett , has allocated £584m to 163 local authorities to support new ...

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Councils' £11.4m hit from Madoff fraud

17 December 2008

Almost £11.4m has been wiped from seven council pension funds in the alleged $50bn fraud by Berna...

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Union blast for 'unlawful' Essex

17 December 2008

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4Ps lobbies World Bank to breathe life into public-private partnerships

17 December 2008

Local government’s partnership and project delivery specialist, 4Ps, this week lobbied the World ...

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Salaries 'should be benchmarked'

11 December 2008

More councils should set salary benchmarks to avoid over-paying at the senior level, says a recru...

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Social Fund reforms are 'a Trojan horse' to privatisation says union

11 December 2008

Public servants have challenged government plans to impose charges on emergency loans, designed t...

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MPs rush aid to stop home repossessions

10 December 2008

Ministers are rushing through plans to widen income support for local residents facing home repos...

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London workers' get £23m boost

10 December 2008

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Learning to cope with a downturn

10 December 2008

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Money Matters

10 December 2008

The dictatorial approach of the Government to efficiency information on bills is just another exa...