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#OurDay to remember

By Peter Fleming | 28 September 2012

Cllr Peter Fleming, chair of the LGA's improvement and innovation board, hails a new era of socia...

"Tomorrow's Specialist" – more clinical argument for the centralisation of NHS services from the Royal College of Obstericians and Gynaecologists.

28 September 2012

WHITEHALL

Sector's on a collision course over planning

By Heather Jameson | 26 September 2012

Local government is not known for its rebellious tendencies, but sometimes it will come out fight...

Don't get old,don't be a woman and don't be black

26 September 2012

FINANCE

Kerswell's big reform task for Whitehall

By Michael Burton | 26 September 2012

MJ editorial director Michael Burton on the appointment of Katherine Kerswell to a key Whitehall ...

FINANCE

How district councils can contribute to economic growth

By Allen Graham | 26 September 2012

Allen Graham on how district councils can provide an important contribution to the growth agenda.

FINANCE

Fast solutions for the economy

By Carolyn Downs | 26 September 2012

Local government has the potential to provide a spark for economic recovery,says Carolyn Downs.

FINANCE

Empire of the Census

By Melvyn Caplan | 26 September 2012

Faulty population data stretches authority resources, Cllr Melvyn Caplan, from Westminster City C...

FINANCE

The levels of support for councils

By Ben Page | 26 September 2012

Ben page asks if councils will be able to have a decent two-way conversation with the public as t...

BUSINESS

From grand designs to the better use of design

By Barry Quirk | 26 September 2012

The challenges ahead are significant, but how can we use design to make councils more effective a...