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Latest Local Government News
Ministers hamstrung over council grant cut decisions
The Government may struggle to slash council funding by the 40% that has been widely predicted, according to exclusive analysis conducted for LGC
County chief sent on 'extended leave'
West Sussex CC refuses to explain why chief executive Mark Hammond is on extended leave
Sandwell chief Fraser quits
Sandwell MBC chief executive Allison Fraser leaves the council after four years
Newcastle leader replaced
David Faulkner has been elected as Newcastle City Council’s new leader, replacing John Shipley, who has become a Liberal Democrat peer
Cable prepares to step in over LEPs
Business secretary Vince Cable is becoming concerned about the process of replacing the regional development agencies with LEPs
After CAA: new regime ‘sector-led’
Benchmarking programme to include pared-back national indicator sets.
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Anger over clawback of EU funds
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GP overspend prompts NHS fears
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Shoesmith wins leave to appeal sacking case
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Penalties warning as carbon scheme deadline looms
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Five more years’ for Iceland funds
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Writing exclusively for LGC: Labour's candidates
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‘Death tax’ remains option for social care funding
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LGA warns of barriers preventing compliance with FoI Act
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Failed website access costed at £17m
Analysis
LEPS: Legal entity or loose association?
Eric Pickles on LEPs: “Be as ambitious as you can. Be as radical as you like. Be as bold as you want. I’m not going to stand in anyone’s way.”
We say...
Defining what the coalition means by localism
As the deadline looms for councils to submit their plans for LEPs, so too does the first large-scale test of the government’s approach to localism
Latest blogs
Mill town partners focus on renewal
The government wants partnerships of local councils to join together across their boundaries and work with businesses to boost their local economy. Chief reporter Allister Hayman travels to east Lancashire to find out about plans being put in place by Blackburn, Burnley and their neighbours for a new Local Enterprise Partnership.
From public to private jobs: high stakes in rebalancing local economies
The government wishes to rebalance local economies away from public sector employment. However for some areas this transition is not going to be easy. Indeed, for it to happen the government and Local Authorities are going to have to seriously consider the mechanisms and resources required to do this. The market will not do it on its own.
THIS WEEK'S BRIEFINGS
Leading by example to reduce waste
I’m one of 20 people taking part in the Waste Improvement Network’s council-to-council mentoring scheme by which I share my experiences and help other authorities with best practice.
A sense of communal responsibility
One of the key challenges was to get the senior management team to work closely together to solve the issues they faced individually and as a team
Top ten tips for real efficiency savings
With resources for public services set to reduce by at least 25% over the next four years, the efficiency and productivity challenge has never been greater
LGA Conference 2010
Video viewpoints
Themes of the LGA conference at Bournemouth are considered by delegates
LGC in the news
Leading the news: LGC in the media
Two BBC TV interviews are the latest appearance in the media of LGC reporters
Your Testimonials
LGC testimonials
Prominent people in - and working with - local government say what LGC means to them…
Writing exclusively for LGC:
LGC opinion
Re-assessing the cash challenge ahead
There will be some 15 weeks between the announcement of the finance settlement and the start of the financial year. Local government will have to assume the very worst and plan accordingly
Labour's would-be leaders and localism
The winner of Labour’s leadership contest will take a positive approach to local government and pledge to give councils more powers
LGC Awards
Andrew Cozens: Bringing the best ideas up to scale
Councils are keen to minimise service cuts by thinking how communities can be served differently
