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LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
Dramatic increase in homelessness puts pressure on councils
By William Eichler | 24 March 2016
The number of people being accepted as homeless by councils in England has risen by 33% since 201...
WHITEHALL
Budget business rates bolt from blue 'spooks' sector
By Heather Jameson | 22 March 2016
Local government has been ‘spooked’ by the chancellor’s business rate changes despite Whitehall c...
WHITEHALL
Osborne's schools pledge 'misleading'
By Sam Clayden | 22 March 2016
Council chief executives and experts have hit back at chancellor George Osborne’s drive to free s...
FINANCE
GMB accepts pay offer but stalemate persists
By Dan Peters | 22 March 2016
Stalemate has hit pay negotiations for local government staff despite a vote by one of the trade ...
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
Budget 2016: Academy plan will 'not improve standards'
By Sam Clayden | 16 March 2016
Fixating on giving schools independence will not generate improvement in education standards, cou...
BUSINESS
The road less travelled
By Heather Jameson | 15 March 2016
As local government hits a crossroads, Heather Jameson talks to councillor David Hodge about the ...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
Scottish councils pledge to keep UK in EU
By Jamie Hailstone | 15 March 2016
The Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) has announced it will back the campaign to k...
WHITEHALL
LGA bid to fund support initiative
By Sam Clayden | 15 March 2016
The Local Government Association’s (LGA) improvement body has made an £80m bid over four years to...
WHITEHALL
Home help?
By Sam Clayden | 15 March 2016
As the highly contentious Housing and Planning Bill ploughs through Parliament, Lords, experts, l...
WHITEHALL
Public fury spills out over Housing Bill
By Sam Clayden | 15 March 2016
Opposition to the Government’s controversial Housing and Planning Bill continued to mount this we...
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