General-election-2015 - Page 9

By Nick Clegg | 21 April 2015

Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg sets out the Liberal Democrats’ offer to local government – devo...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Manifestly true?

By Chris Waterman | 20 April 2015

Chris Waterman unpicks the party manifestos to consider what role local authorities might be play...

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

SNP to make common cause with cities of the North

By Jonathan Werran | 20 April 2015

SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon has today promised to help cities in the north of England re-balance t...

PAY

UKIP vows to slash senior council staff and salaries

By Jonathan Werran | 15 April 2015

UKIP has promised to slash ‘excessive pay deals and golden handshakes for council executives’ in ...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Lib Dem manifesto commits to local government fiscal freedom

15 April 2015

The Liberal Democrat manifesto has committed the party to delivering greater fiscal freedom for E...

EDUCATION

Lib Dems £2.5bn education funding boost pledge

By Jonathan Werran | 15 April 2015

A promise to find an extra £2.5bn for education funding by 2020 forms the centrepiece of the Libe...

FINANCE

How about addressing future public spending?

By Heather Jameson | 14 April 2015

As the main political parties have nailed their colours to the wall with the release of their man...

BUSINESS RATES

Council business rates plans pivotal to party manifestos

14 April 2015

Pledges to devolve greater business revenue powers to local authorities formed key planks of the ...

FINANCE

Maintaining momentum for efficiency and reform

By Jonathan Werran | 14 April 2015

The next administration risks losing the momentum that has built up over the last five years and ...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Rising to the election challenge

By David Buckle | 14 April 2015

This year's set of elections are the most complex ever, with parish, district and parliamentary s...

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