The Local Government Association has backed David Blunkett's overhaul of the asylum system in the face of grassroots criticism over plans for induction centres in rural areas.
Shire district councils this week stepped up their campaign for 'fair reform' of the local government finance system, after it emerged that the replacement for the current scheme was unlikely to...
Boxing fans denied the prospect of a Lennox Lewis/Mike Tyson match-up would have been well advised to turn their attentions to Cardiff last weekend, as the government and unions squared up to each...
Wendy Thomson's Office of Public Service Reform is to carry out a review of the willingness of government departments to let councils enjoy the new autonomy Stephen Byers promised them in his recent...
Stephen Byers' April deadline for implementing changes to the Best Value regime will almost certainly be missed as the review he set up remains mired in stalemate.
Local Government Secretary Stephen Byers this week revealed that he was prepared to review the controversial local government categorisation system announced in the recent white paper.
The government this week unveiled plans to pilot electronic voting across England and Wales but the proposals were immediately called into question by a report highlighting the potential for fraud...
The government is considering a radical change to the structure of the Local Government Pension Scheme as it seeks to reduce the rising cost of contributions from the public purse.
Local government employers are preparing themselves for the worst pay dispute 'in a decade' after negotiations with trade unions broke up without agreement this week.
Birmingham City Council's leader, Sir Albert Bore, will be elected president of the Committee of the Regions (CoR) next week, Public Finance has learnt.
Agriculture Secretary Margaret Beckett will try to convince angry farmers this week that government proposals for wholesale change are the only way ahead for an industry that is in freefall.
The Local Government Association has vowed to 'fight on' in its battle to win more resources after the government published its 'disappointing' final finance settlement for local government.
The Association of Police Authorities has attacked the government's Police Reform Bill for undermining local policing and threatening 'meaningful modernisation'.
Housing associations will be able to apply for a share of a £300m renewal fund under a programme announced this week by the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Bank of Scotland.
As many as 2 million bus journeys will be scrapped in the new financial year unless central government makes a cash injection of £10m, local authority transport officials have warned.
Politicians should hand over the day-to-day running of the NHS to an arm's length corporation, according to a report from the health think-tank, the King's Fund.
