Doing the maths, by Joseph McHugh
November 17, 2007
Doing the maths, by Joseph McHugh (PF 5/10/07)
Impact of less revenue on services – cuts, efficiency savings. Friction between ‘co-operating’ bodies. Targets culture restricting joint working by forcing orgs to work in prescribed ways.
Point of law – She’s got the power, by Stephen Cirell and John Bennett
November 16, 2007
Point of law – She’s got the power, by Stephen Cirell and John Bennett (PF 2/11/07)
Bids to create new unitary authorities. District councils are resisting.
Sub-regional projects bring local devolution closer
November 16, 2007
Sub-regional projects bring local devolution closer (PF 9/11/07)
Multi-Area Agreements to promote economic development. Aggregation & disaggregation – larger local government joint ventures, but devolved from Whitehall.
