FINANCE

Opening up the audit market

05 July 2011

Audit Commission’s work should be opened up to a whole range of new providers, says Andy Mahon.

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Just how local can you get?

05 July 2011

With town and parish councils keen to play a more important role, Ceri Harrison explains how Ches...

CLIMATE CHANGE

Sporting opportunities

By Stephen Cirell | 05 July 2011

Local authorities should develop innovative renewable energy schemes for playing fields and sport...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

The 'Big Easy'

05 July 2011

Barnet has now developed a set of practical tools to make a local reality of the Big Society, say...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

What ministers really mean in the Localism Bill

By Mark Fletcher | 30 June 2011

If ministers were being honest what would a Localism Bill really look like? Mark Fletcher imagine...

FINANCE

Facing up to the pensions challenge

By Bob Neill | 30 June 2011

Reform of the local government pension scheme is essential and overdue, but it also has to be bot...

What next for community budgets?

By Heather Jameson | 29 June 2011

Decentralisation minister, Greg Clark,joined chief executives for an exclusive roundtable discuss...

WHITEHALL

Inside View: Keeping a lid on it

By Mark Conrad | 29 June 2011

Mark Conrad looks at how there is little escape for the public sector from the glare of public sc...

FINANCE

Shock of the new

By Dermott Calpin | 29 June 2011

Cost, cuts and the future of audit along with a planned radical overhaul of public services all f...

ENVIRONMENT

Waste not, want not

By Dermott Calpin | 22 June 2011

Councils will not be forced to make weekly bin collections, but ministers do want more recycling ...