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FINANCE
Tax receipts flatter July's budget figures
By Michael Burton | 06 September 2017
There was good news for July’s public finance figures but the long-term picture remains delicate,...
FINANCE
Sector told to boost reserves
By Sam Clayden | 06 September 2017
Local authorities are increasingly dipping into their reserves to plug funding gaps – something t...
COMMUNICATIONS
Lamenting the loss of local news
By Sam Clayden | 30 August 2017
Sam Clayden looks at last week’s London Assembly report on the decline of local media, and below ...
DCLG
Make or break for Taunton Deane and West Somerset
By Sam Clayden | 30 August 2017
Taunton Deane BC and West Somerset DC are still waiting for the green light on their proposals t...
FINANCE
The children below the threshold
By Sam Clayden | 14 August 2017
A new Action for Children report warns of a worrying trend that could be leaving as many as 140,0...
CHIEF EXECUTIVES
Connecting communities with their local authority
By Dan Peters | 09 August 2017
Dan Peters reports from a round table held at this year’s Local Government Association conference...
HUMAN RESOURCES
Authorities join the jobs rush
By Sam Clayden | 09 August 2017
Little indicates a sector reacting to a changing world like the emergence of exciting new job rol...
FINANCE
When it comes to commercialisation, we can't afford to do nothing
By Hiba Mahamadi | 02 August 2017
As councils rush to buy up commercial property, questions are being asked about the capacity and ...
FIRE SAFETY
Rising from the ashes
By Sam Clayden | 02 August 2017
Who is behind the new Grenfell Taskforce, and what has it been set up to achieve? Sam Clayden rep...
NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE
Let's get our houses in order
By Matthew Wilkins | 26 July 2017
The NAO’s Matthew Wilkins looks at the housebuilding challenges ahead for the Government in the w...
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