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Union anger over Eaton pension speech
The GMB trades union reacts angrily to LGA chair Margaret Eaton’s comment that the local government pension scheme was unsustainable.
Denham to discuss wellbeing crisis
Communities secretary John Denham calls a meeting with the Local Government Association to discuss the crisis in councils’ confidence over their legal freedoms
Oxfordshire to axe 500 jobs
Oxfordshire CC is to shed 500 jobs over the next five years - a 10% cut in its current workforce
Essex leader faces expenses probe
Essex CC leader Lord Hanningfield’s expenses are being investigated by the police, according to reports today
Planning measures 'perverse incentives'
Measures to speed up local authorities’ handling of planning applications for major housing developments have created ‘perverse incentives’
Denham pledges greater local involvement
Communities Secretary John Denham announces a consultation on how best to engage with local people
David Cameron reinforces LGC campaign
Tory leader David Cameron repeats his call for councils to be given a general power of competence
Few signs of local green shoots for councils
Six out of 10 councils see no signs of an improvement in their local economies - although a fifth believe there is evidence of an upturn.
Council pulls out of school place fraud case
Harrow Council drops its pioneering prosecution of a mother alleged to have lied to get her son into a good school.
We say...
Untie the Ropes for new local freedoms
LGC acting editor David Blackman expians why we have launch our ‘Untie the Ropes’ campaign on wellbeing powers
LGC Opinion
Local variation makes a healthy democracy
Dr Phyllis Starkey MP, feels we need to re-examine the relationship between central and local government.
Muted fanfare for Britain's future
After a political drum-roll, the government publishes its much-vaunted document Building Britain’s Future
Behind the news
Denham must act on wellbeing powers
Just how crucial was the Court of Appeal judgment blocking four councils’ innovative mutual insurance scheme? LGC analyses the issues
Preparing for Conservative power
The thoughts of a possible Conservative government is sending shivers of anticipation through Whitehall.
‘It’s going to be painful’
Vince Cable thinks government should stop treating councils like children but is unrepentant over his call to cut senior salaries
LGC News at the LGA
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Union anger over Eaton pension speech
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Denham to discuss wellbeing crisis
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Denham pledges greater local involvement
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David Cameron reinforces LGC campaign
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Councils told to follow NHS over social work
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David Cameron urges spending transparency
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Cable slams star rating assessments
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Call to rejoin anti-social fight
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Parkinson appalled at Jackson death coverage
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Senior figures demand wellbeing action
