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The key is local

12 September 2007

Policy reviews are billowing forth from the political party machines in such abundance that if a ...

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District View

12 September 2007

September is here. The nights are drawing in, roads are congested as schools return to normal, an...

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Giving bosses' skills a lift

12 September 2007

The Leadership Centre for Local Government has developed a programme to turn good leaders into gr...

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Reinventing the wheel?

12 September 2007

Is the prime minister reinvigorating democracy, or reinventing the wheel? Asks Suzanne Cumberbatch

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A fair day's pay is worth paying for

12 September 2007

It is difficult to be objective about the reward we receive for our work...

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A new type of politics

12 September 2007

Gordon Brown's speech last week outlined the future for democracy both nationally and locally. Ro...

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Salad days for localism

12 September 2007

The prime minister's vision of a new local politics devolved to the doorstep as well as the town ...

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Counties battle for post offices

12 September 2007

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Londoners losing out on £180m as ACA axe falls

12 September 2007

Councils across London are struggling to cover essential staff costs, after poor Area Cost Adjust...

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Human rights row after launch of lie-detection system to stop fraud

12 September 2007

Human rights campaigners have raised concerns about two pilot schemes using telephone lie-detecti...