Legal

By Bev Cullen | 05 May 2015

Incoming Lawyers in Local Government president Bev Cullen outines why collaborative legal partner...

FINANCE

Councils urged to be prudent when exploring derivatives

By Dan Peters | 05 May 2015

Councils thinking about dipping their toes back into the financial derivatives market have been w...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Devolution – a new false dawn fades?

By Simon Goacher | 30 April 2015

Simon Goacher hopes that whatever the outcome of the election, all party agreement on devolution ...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Diamond appointment for Birmingham

28 April 2015

Colin Diamond has been made interim executive director of education at Birmingham City Council fo...

Need for speed over chief appointment

By Dan Peters | 28 April 2015

Tower Hamlets LBC’s Conservative group leader has urged the chief executive recruitment process t...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Election petitioner to stand for office

By Dan Peters | 27 April 2015

The man who led the successful legal fight to oust the mayor of Tower Hamlets LBC is to run for o...

LEGAL

UPDATED: Police pledge to 'fully investigate' Tower Hamlets concerns

By Dan Peters | 24 April 2015

The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) has pledged to ‘fully investigate’ any allegations after To...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

The heat is on

By Chris Jarman | 23 April 2015

With more heat networks being created, it will be important for local authorities and other publi...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Finalists selected for MJ Awards

By MJ reporter | 23 April 2015

More than 100 entries to The MJ’s annual local government awards in 16 categories have been selec...

FINANCE

Mayor 'shocked' after election declared void

By Dan Peters | 23 April 2015

Tower Hamlets mayor Lutfur Rahman has been left ‘shocked’ after being barred from standing in a r...

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