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FINANCE

What is an officer?

By Nicholas Dobson | 14 April 2015

Nicholas Dobson takes literary inspiration as a starting point to unravel whether a local authori...

WHITEHALL

The truth about pre-election pledges

By Joe Randall | 14 April 2015

Political parties promise decentralisation, but will they ever yield? Joe Randall sets out four t...

FINANCE

Eastern promise?

By Max Wide | 13 April 2015

Mike Bennett and Max Wide fear too many local authorities see commissioning as a new spin on old-...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Municipal enterprise

By Jack Airey | 13 April 2015

Local authorities should highlight their entrepreneurial flair to prove they are up to the task o...

FINANCE

Rising to meet the new risks

By Andrew Jepp | 10 April 2015

Councils will be exposed to new risks - reputational, operational and financial – and increasing ...

WHITEHALL

The need for caution

By John Stewart | 09 April 2015

Greater Manchester combined authority’s devolution deal establishes a two-tier system of local go...

HUMAN RESOURCES

The sweetest taboo

By Thomas Drewry | 09 April 2015

Thomas Drewry investigates how salaries in local government compare with other professions and ur...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Do political parties have a future in local government?

By Professor Steve Leach | 09 April 2015

It would be a healthy democratic development if the major parties were prepared to reconsider the...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

The evidence on how to help our children is clear

By Jonathan Breckon | 09 April 2015

Jonathan Breckon calls for a balance to be struck in which those working to protect vulnerable ch...

The art of modern leadership

By Martin Cresswell | 09 April 2015

Modern public leadership will be shaped by those of us who are less interested in how we have per...