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DEVOLUTION
Rebooting devolution takes no more than common sense
By Jack Hunter | 01 February 2017
The devolution agenda has come to a standstill but it can still be revived. Ed Cox and Jack Hunte...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
The shared society must be routed in communities
By Cllr Judith Blake | 01 February 2017
The prime minister's vision for a better, fairer Britain must begin in local communities, writes ...
FINANCE
Schemes pressure poorer families
By Dan Peters | 01 February 2017
Each new wave of council tax support schemes (CTS) has put a greater burden on low income familie...
WHITEHALL
Court delays councils' Heathrow challenge
By Chris Ames | 31 January 2017
An attempt by an alliance of councils to challenge the Government’s backing for a new Heathrow ru...
COUNCIL TAX
Ashford exits super district plan
By Mark Conrad | 24 January 2017
Councils in east Kent have published a business case for a super district but Ashford DC has quit...
WHITEHALL
Data sharing systems in need of improvement
By Mark Conrad | 24 January 2017
Public bodies must improve their data sharing regime to successfully tackle social challenges suc...
FINANCE
White Van Man on . . . tourism tax
24 January 2017
Whenever I go abroad to Italy or France or whatever I always discover the hotel has whacked on an...
LEGISLATION
Emergency rules aim to quell delays to NI rate collection
By Dan Peters | 24 January 2017
Westminster may be forced to step in with emergency legislation to ensure Northern Irish councils...
HEALTH
EXCLUSIVE: Lack of confidence in adult social care strategy exposed
By Dan Peters | 24 January 2017
The true scale of feeling across local government about the escalating social care crisis is reve...
ROTHERHAM ABUSE
Committee to examine scrutiny concerns
By Mark Conrad | 24 January 2017
An influential MP has urged councillors and officers to contact his select committee about any co...
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