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HEALTH
Devolution warning for boroughs
By Dan Peters | 21 March 2018
London boroughs have been warned they have a ‘relatively brief window of opportunity’ to influenc...
FINANCE
Government bails out overspending Kingston
By Mark Conrad | 20 March 2018
Kingston Upon Thames LBC has been handed £4.3m funding from the Department for Education (DfE) to...
FINANCE
Scrap 'outdated and regressive council tax,' says think-tank
By Heather Jameson | 20 March 2018
Council tax is ‘outdated and regressive,’ and the Government should consider scrapping it in favo...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Robin Wales ousted as Newham Mayor
By Heather Jameson | 16 March 2018
Sir Robin Wales has been deselected as the Mayoral candidate for Newham LBC.
WHITEHALL
Five councils to help with Government integration plan
By Dan Peters | 14 March 2018
The Government will work with five local authorities to develop integration plans as it develops ...
HUMOUR
Pushed by Putin
08 March 2018
The circumstantial evidence against Russia over the attack on an ex-spy in Salisbury is pretty st...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
Saudi, I can't stop
08 March 2018
What would you imagine British ministers would all be doing on International Women’s Day?
WHITEHALL
Residents feel they can influence councils more than Westminster
By Mark Conrad | 06 March 2018
UK residents feel they have more influence over local government than Westminster as Brexit nears...
HUMOUR
Borderline ridiculous
05 March 2018
Diary hears reports that Westminster and Camden LBCs have denied a secret agreement to blockade b...
EDUCATION
Scottish Government accused of 'deflection tactics'
By Dan Peters | 01 March 2018
Councils have accused the Scottish Government of using ‘deflection tactics’ after a top minister ...
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