By Jo Cooper A group of UK councils have been given financial autonomy in a groundbreaking pilot scheme that promises to deliver better community spending. The Community Budgets initiative was…
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Study tour: lessons from a UK council
By Jo Cooper Against a backdrop of union concerns and leadership instability, the UK's Essex County Council has embarked on a radical plan to transform its services and savings. You're…
UK councils join search for leaders
By Staff Writer Desperate to raise the profile of the UK local government in the middle of a recession, the sector’s peak body is about to embark on a nationwide…
Recession’s ‘perfect storm’ sweeps UK council jobs
By Rob O’Brien The depth of the UK recession has been felt in local government with an estimated 670 council jobs lost in England over the last six months. Three in five…
Councils take key role to curb UK unemployment
By Rob O’Brien Local authorities have applauded the UK government’s plans to generate jobs through local government that will help prevent a ‘lost generation’ of young unemployed people. In response to…
UK councils urged to ‘spring clean’ procurement
Councils in the UK have been urged to 'spring clean' their procurement systems by an independent review which has also called for more support for local government in cost saving…