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LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Power to the people

By Merran McRae | 26 May 2015

Merran McRae explains how Calderdale MBC responded to a threatened hospital closure by channellin...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

The myth of the strong leader

By Professor Steve Leach | 26 May 2015

Despite political parties insistence on imposing strong governance, it is more sensible to let ea...

FINANCE

Mastering the brief

By Cormac Smith | 26 May 2015

Cormac Smith says building trust and engagement, commitment to professional development and maste...

DEVOLUTION

Never mind the devolution guff

By Alex Thomson | 26 May 2015

Te last few months have shown, received opinion is often more groupthink than meaningful insight,...

COMMUNICATIONS

Not the end of the world

By Claire Fox | 26 May 2015

The General Election result proved just how far removed the commenteriat – who dominate public d...

HEALTH

Healey to stand in deputy leader race

By Jamie Hailstone | 26 May 2015

Former local government minister and The MJ columnist John Healey has announced he is standing fo...

ERIC PICKLES

Pickles to be given knighthood

By Dan Peters | 22 May 2015

The communities secretary for the duration of the last parliament, Eric Pickles, is to be given a...

WHITEHALL

Fresh start for Rotherham MBC

By Dan Peters | 22 May 2015

Rotherham MBC will today discuss an improvement plan for the council drawn up by its commissioners.

WHITEHALL

Osborne's mayoral bombshell divides English big city leaders

By Jonathan Werran | 20 May 2015

Chancellor George Osborne’s controversial offer to restrict radical devolution deals solely to ar...

MJ AWARDS

Hague to present The MJ Awards

By Michael Burton | 20 May 2015

The MJ is delighted to announce that former foreign secretary William Hague is to be host present...