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When in doubt, blame the officers
Wed, 01st Feb 2012 - 12:02 pm
Ministers have opened a new front in their council tax battle - and it involves a favourite past time
Council Tax 'rebels'
Mon, 23rd Jan 2012 - 9:56 am
Keeping track of which councils have rejected the government’s financial incentive to freeze council tax next year
Best laid plans
Thu, 12th Jan 2012 - 4:37 pm
Despite the best efforts of negotiators the local government deal for pension reform fell down at the last hurdle. So what exactly happened?
An agreement to… come to an agreement
Thu, 12th Jan 2012 - 4:23 pm
There was much drama as local government finalised a pension reform deal last month. But what did they actually agree on?
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Solace Blog
Solace Summit 2011
Starting the conversation for the Solace Summit, Edinburgh, 11th to 13th of October
Positive relationships are the key to productivity
Fri, 07th Oct 2011 - 2:32 pm
Consider the best relationship you have ever had. Maybe it’s one you’re in now; maybe it’s in the past; maybe it’s in the future. When you...
Social Investment… the answer to all our woes?
Thu, 29th Sep 2011 - 3:46 pm
Blog post by Philippa Mellish, SOLACE Policy Manager I’ve just arrived back to the office from a roundtable discussion, jointly hosted by SOLACE...
The shrinking window of opportunity
Thu, 29th Sep 2011 - 10:05 am
Blog by Bill Green, Head of Local Government & Communities, EC Harris Better management of public sector property and built assets has rightly...
Making partnerships work for all involved
Wed, 28th Sep 2011 - 9:47 am
Blog by Bridget Taylor , Director of Strategy and Engagement, BT Local and Devolved Government As the seasons change and autumn approaches, most ...
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LGiU Blog
LGiU's local democracy blog
strengthening local democracy to put citizens in control of their own lives, communities and local services
A fair crack of the whip to fulfil role
Fri, 03rd Feb 2012 - 9:16 am
This article was first published in TES Whatever you think about academies, it seems that they are here to stay. Forty per cent of secondary schoo...
LGiU and MJ survey on the Local Finance Bill
Thu, 02nd Feb 2012 - 1:10 pm
Ruth Keeling reports on LGC (£) today that “Ministers and councils are in disagreement over who should bear the brunt of a 10% cut in spending...
Community Organisers and Local Government
Thu, 02nd Feb 2012 - 11:19 am
Earlier this week, we posted an overview of the second session of the Civil Society Innovation Network. To continue the discussion from this ses...
Health screening back on the agenda
Wed, 01st Feb 2012 - 2:05 pm
Reported cases of diabetes increased by almost fifty per cent from 2005 to 2011. There are now 2.9 million sufferers, up from two million in 2005 ...
