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District View

06 February 2008

The new year is usually associated with the Budget and council tax decisions concerning local gov...

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Soap Box

06 February 2008

Best value is the system which requires councils in Scotland to make continuous improvements in t...

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Looking outside the tribe

06 February 2008

Scrutiny in local government has been patchy, says Nick Raynsford, but it can – and should – cont...

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An old idea, best left buried

By John Stewart | 06 February 2008

David Cameron’s proposal for local referenda on council taxes is a retread of a suggestion by Mic...

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Local area agreements: Aggravation or added value?

06 February 2008

The new, slimline LAAs still require a huge amount of effort to complete, but will they strengthe...

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LGA has no room for migrant packs

06 February 2008

Government plans for migrant information packs have been dismissed as nothing new, by the Local G...

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Clegg takes first victory

06 February 2008

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Plugged In

06 February 2008

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Police reforms 'will not include elections'

06 February 2008

Calls for US-style elected local police chiefs are to be rejected by the Government’s adviser on ...

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Cheshire drops bid to halt unitaries

06 February 2008

Cheshire CC has abandoned legal plans to fight the Government’s decision to split the county in t...