FINANCE

IFS: vague tax and spend pledges 'leave voters in the dark'

By Jonathan Werran | 23 April 2015

Leading public finance experts condemn the main political parties’ manifesto pledges for refusing...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Three steps to popular politics

By Cllr David Sparks | 22 April 2015

The devolution journey will act as the catalyst for a resurgence in democratic renewal, argues Da...

CLIMATE CHANGE

Devolution delivered?

By Jonathan Werran | 22 April 2015

Key positions on local government finance, housing and economic growth were staked out in the mai...

ELECTIONS

Electoral Commission hails voter registration surge

By Jonathan Werran | 22 April 2015

Just under half a million voters beat the Monday midnight deadline for registering their vote in ...

WHITEHALL

Finally, a localist's wish-list for the sector

By Heather Jameson | 21 April 2015

No sooner had the ink dried on my comment last week – which berated the main political parties fo...

WHITEHALL

Corridors of Power: Purdah drinks

21 April 2015

Dan Genial, rising fast track civil servant, is enjoying a drink during Purdah with veteran manda...

CLIMATE CHANGE

'Expect disruption' to civil service after elections

By Jonathan Werran | 21 April 2015

Economic development and public service reform policies could be disrupted by a massive re-engine...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Clegg's power pledge

By Jonathan Werran | 21 April 2015

Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg has vowed to restore English local government’s status as a ‘p...

WHITEHALL

Are there lessons from French local government reorganisation?

By Michael Burton | 21 April 2015

A major top down reorganisation of regional government on the other side of La Manche suggests a ...

HEALTH

National politicians have few new answers

By Simon Parker | 21 April 2015

Director of the New Local Government Network think tank, Simon Parker, asks what the future holds...

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Commissioner for Victims and Survivors

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£120,801 market supplement possible for exceptional candidates

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