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LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Scrutiny: The lion yet to roar

By Professor Colin Copus | 10 March 2015

Local councillors not in executive positions need more effective powers to examine local authorit...

DEVOLUTION

Constitution could enshrine fiscal devolution

By Dan Peters | 09 March 2015

Fiscal devolution to local government in England could be enshrined under a proposed UK written c...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

The general election is a sideshow: look local

By Sir Merrick Cockell | 05 March 2015

With the wall-to-wall coverage of the build up to the election campaign, you could be forgiven fo...

WHITEHALL

Parishes answer planning problems

By Elisabeth Skinner | 05 March 2015

James Derounian and Elisabeth Skinner advocate local authority and community involvement – all at...

WHITEHALL

London boroughs should enforce minimum wage, says Labour policy guru

By Michael Burton | 04 March 2015

London boroughs could take responsibility for enforcing the minimum wage instead of HM Revenue an...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Tackling evil at its root

By Mark Rogers | 03 March 2015

SOLACE president Mark Rogers calls for shared responsibility, shared accountability and unity at ...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

PM's wilful neglect changes risk CSE 'political scapegoating'

By Mark Whitehead | 03 March 2015

Local government leaders and social workers today called for a change of culture and warned of ‘p...

FINANCE

Federation calls for health and care to be integrated with housing

By Dan Peters | 27 February 2015

More than 100,000 affordable care-ready homes for older people will need to be built over the nex...

DCLG

Ministers don't trust England with fiscal freedom powers, rages Betts

By Jonathan Werran | 26 February 2015

Chair of the communities and local government Committee, Clive Betts, has railed against the Gove...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Putting the genie back in the bottle

By Chris Waterman | 25 February 2015

Chris Waterman writes on recent developments that have put personal, social, health and economic ...