Reactions to the Autumn Statement

By Michael Burton | 07 December 2011

Michael Burton says media management was key to ensuring that the Chancellor's bad news did not d...

MJ Intelligence: Ofsted's annual report 2010/11

07 December 2011

Ofsted warns that too many schools and children services are coasting and the quality of teaching...

Government intends to reform the PFI model

By Michael Burton | 07 December 2011

The PFI programme, is to be reviewed after concern its long-term costs outweight its short-term s...

Enfield's analysis of local riot convictions

By Michael Burton | 07 December 2011

The London borough of Enfield has released data which explains why those people convicted locally...

LEPs are proving slow to start

By Dermott Calpin | 31 October 2011

One year after their launch, a new study from Centre for Cities questions the establishment and l...

The localisation of business rates

By Paul Woods | 31 October 2011

Paul Woods says there needs to be a more open and informed debate about the impact of changes to ...

Whitehall employment update

By Michael Burton | 31 October 2011

While local government employment is showing the sharpest fall in five years, what is the picture...

CSJ report says schools must pay more effort to helping disruptive pupils

By Michael Burton | 13 September 2011

A study by the Centre for Social Justice says too many schools are avoiding hard challenges.

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Latest English council spending figures

By Michael Burton | 02 September 2011

Michael Burton looks at the latest annual statistics from the DCLG.

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The government sets out plans for councils to retain business rate income

By Michael Burton | 22 July 2011

The latest consultation report from the resource review proposes to let councils retain some of t...