Best practice - Page 167

By Michael Burton | 28 February 2012

Sorting out rows over hospital ward closures is all in a day's work for Joanne Roney as Michael B...

FINANCE

Localist government policies

By Andy Sawford | 28 February 2012

Councils want greater freedom and flexibility to manage their local economies,says Andy Sawford.

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Business rate changes could damage local charities

By Léonie Cowen | 28 February 2012

Plans for localising the business rate from next year could hit charities warns Léonie Cowen.

BUSINESS

Gambling on the future of our high streets

By Nilgun Canver | 28 February 2012

Betting shops are coming to dominate certain parts of Cllr Nilgun Canver's north London constitue...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Competition within the NHS

By Stephen Bubb | 28 February 2012

Properly-regulated competition can be drivers for choice, integration and high-quality services, ...

BUSINESS

Bulldog spirit' permeates the SOLACE annual dinner

By Richard Giblin | 23 February 2012

Richard Giblin of Pitney Bowes Software finds an upbeat mood among chief executives attending the...

ENVIRONMENT

The council role in climate change

By Nick Appleyard | 23 February 2012

Councils have a crucial role to play in helping their areas adapt to climate change reports Nick ...

WHITEHALL

Nice work if you can get it

By Dan Corry | 23 February 2012

The hunt is on to find interventions which work and the organisations which are good at deliverin...

FINANCE

We need a cap on social care costs

By Sheila Little | 23 February 2012

Sheila Little says a cap on care of £50,000 is fair despite the tight budgets.

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Africa takes peer review advice from UK local government

By Peter Fleming | 22 February 2012

Dave Wilcox and Peter Fleming report on how the UK peer review model is being increasingly adopte...

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