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FINANCE

A misplaced sigh of relief?

By Allen Graham | 03 December 2015

Allen Graham examines how Spending Review announcements will impact on districts and questions wh...

BUSINESS

Greater Manchester announces further devolution plans

By Sam Clayden | 26 November 2015

Greater Manchester has announced further devolution plans after Whitehall reaffirmed its support ...

FINANCE

Devolution could 'distract' from public sector reform

By Dan Peters | 26 November 2015

Devolution could distract local government from pushing ahead with public sector reform, a counci...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Sector's victory on business rates

By Dan Peters | 26 November 2015

The sector scored a victory in the Spending Review with several Whitehall threats dodged after lo...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Danny Alexander welcomes 'new age of municipal responsibility'

By Dan Peters | 26 November 2015

Former chief secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander, has welcomed the ushering in of a ‘new a...

FINANCE

Capital concerns from the Spending Review

By Richard Brown | 26 November 2015

Richard Brown examines how the Spending Review will impact on London boroughs

FINANCE

Spending Review reveals the future – it's local

By Heather Jameson | 25 November 2015

Heather Jameson examines the fine print of the Spending Review to discover the real impact on loc...

BUSINESS

Partnership will promote 'affordable loans'

25 November 2015

Cheshire West & Chester Council has teamed up with local housing groups and the West Cheshire Cre...

PLANNING

Spending Review: Annual housing budget doubled to £2bn

By Laura Sharman | 25 November 2015

The country’s ‘biggest affordable house building programme since the 1970s’ has been unveiled in ...

FINANCE

Spending Review: Osborne U-turns on controversial tax credit cuts

By Sam Clayden | 25 November 2015

George Osborne has made a complete U-turn on planned tax-credit cuts, but vowed he would still de...