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FINANCE

No more lies on finances

By Heather Jameson | 14 February 2017

Martin Reeves and Rob Whiteman debunk the myths of the dire financial picture and call on the sec...

FINANCE

Money talks

By Dan Peters | 08 February 2017

Dan Peters reveals the results of the latest LGiU/The MJ annual finance survey which give a stark...

FINANCE

London Finance Commission take two

By Heather Jameson | 01 February 2017

The second London Finance Commission makes the case for greater fiscal devolution in the capital,...

FINANCE

The end for outsourcing?

By Jamie Hailstone | 01 February 2017

The era of enormous outsourcing deals is now behind local government as contractors face headwind...

FINANCE

Firm foundations

By Jessica Studdert | 01 February 2017

Jessica Studdert breaks down the Government’s recent Building our Industrial Strategy green paper...

FINANCE

The growth of inter-authority lending

By Aileen Murphie | 24 January 2017

In the second of a series of articles from the National Audit Office unpicking the complex and o...

FINANCE

How do we solve a problem like care?

By Dan Peters | 24 January 2017

Funding pressures in adult social care have permeated the national press lately. Dan Peters analy...

TRANSFORMATION

Last year's local authority of the year

By Michael Burton | 18 January 2017

Leeds City Council took the top award in The MJ Local Government Achievement Awards. Mike Burton ...

FINANCE

Not settling for less

By Sam Clayden | 18 January 2017

After the finance settlement consultation deadline, Sam Clayden speaks to some of the authorities...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Dark side of the digital age

By Dan Peters | 18 January 2017

The digital revolution promises to transform the way local government operates, but at a recent T...