Communications
The latest news, briefings and opinion about communications
News
Districts demand planning fee freedom
Treasury told districts could struggle to balance books without freedom to cover planning costs
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Campaign tackles Pickles press law
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Blackburn director to leave local government
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Pickles proposes anti-'Pravda' law
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Autumn Statement: Cities get ultrafast connection
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Councils leading on fair pay, says pressure group
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Councils accused of snooping binge
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Hunt attacks Kensington over digital delay
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Lyons fronts local TV bids
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Panel data banned from online tool
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Whitehall consultations too brief, says NAO
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Members and officers clash over standards codes choice
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Expert hopeful over FoI review
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NHS manager launches care home rating website
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'Mixed messages' blamed in Kent
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Split in online performance during strikes
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Mastering email is key to digital progress says report
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Riot review calls for new social media procedures
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Data ‘needs more context'
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Scottish councils sing the same tune on Twitter
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From ‘LGA’ to ‘LG Group’... and back again?
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Take lead on transparency, says comms chief
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New local TV stations could 'reinvigorate local democracy'
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Benefit from complaints says Ombudsman
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Tax collection 'not politically related'
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Anger over councils' leafleting fees
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Poll reveals slump in view of councils' value
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Cameron urges strikers to rethink
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London councils take own decisions on newspapers
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Johnson aide quits over theft comments
Opinion
Mediawatch: Never a dull moment as Ukip hits the headlines
Weeks on from the local elections and Ukip continue to dominate the headlines
Mediawatch - Council papers, Mr Pickles and the P-word
Hillingdon’s Charlotte Stamper reviews the media focusing on council publications
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Briefings
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Harness digital tools to shift power
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Connected for change
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Why we threw out the rule book to reach more of our residents
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A digital drive to tackle deprivation
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A new 'spirit of openness' is the catalyst for change
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Councils need the BBC's local radio stations
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All of a twitter in Walsall
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Doing more than consulting with communities
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Let's harness the power of the press








