The top health performers in England

By John Fisher | 09 October 2013

A guide into how English councils are performing in their new health responsibilities.

Reshuffle - changes at a glance

By Jonathan Werran | 09 October 2013

Find out who's in, who's out, and who's doing what now in the October reshuffle of ministerial ra...

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When the party's over

By Jonathan Carr-West | 08 October 2013

As the party conferences close for another year, Dr Jonathan Carr-West considers the growing dist...

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PAC slates central government over community budgets

By Heather Jameson | 08 October 2013

The Public Accounts Committee released four reports last week, slating the progress made by the T...

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Professor's 'surreal' return to council

By Michael Burton | 02 October 2013

Few chief executives have left their authority only to later return as an interim.

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Assessing national woes v local priorities

By Victoria Harkness | 26 September 2013

Public concern about the state of our roads and the cleanliness of our streets leapfrogged school...

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The human balancing act

By Richard Crouch | 23 September 2013

Richard Crouch assesses social employment and fears a diminishing ‘human’ contribution in public ...

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Tasty food procurement tips

11 September 2013

When it comes to food procurement, Birmingham City Council has transformed the way in which it ma...

Three chiefs urge shared services route

11 September 2013

Shared services are growing exponentially across local government as one of several responses to ...

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High noon for ministers and mandarins

By Michael Burton | 11 September 2013

MPs last week called for a parliamentary commission into the long-term future of the civil servic...