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FINANCE

Serving up a different delivery

By John Stewart | 13 November 2012

George Jones and John Stewart on how the responsibilities of local authorities for services can b...

WHITEHALL

How to, and how not to do overview and scrutiny

By John Stewart | 25 September 2012

With councils required to establish overview and scrutiny committees, George Jones and John Stewa...

WHITEHALL

A real plan for civil service reform

By John Stewart | 12 July 2012

The latest government paper on civil service reform is feeble and flawed, say George Jones and Jo...

WHITEHALL

Learning from the referendums

By John Stewart | 16 May 2012

It is time for the Government to realise the case for elected mayors is not as clear-cut as minis...

FINANCE

Breaking down the barriers

By John Stewart | 13 April 2012

The Localism Act reinforces the centralism, say George Jones and John Stewart.

CRIME

What elected police commissioners mean for local government

By John Stewart | 18 January 2012

George Jones John Stewart look at the impact of directly elected police commissioners from Novemb...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Lessons from the past about governance

By John Stewart | 22 November 2011

George Jones and John Stewart look at how councils in the past dealt with issues like referenda a...

FINANCE

The centre will always hold

By John Stewart | 25 October 2011

Anyone expecting a new ‘golden age’ of local government should remember the Government knows of n...

WHITEHALL

Some unanswered questions

By John Stewart | 20 September 2011

George Jones and John Stewart suggest there will be major conflicts unless the Government clearly...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Shadowy figures

By John Stewart | 08 June 2011

Government plans to impose mayoral referendums have not been thought out properly, say George Jon...

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