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Foreign Office | .@WilliamJHague: International community absolutely sickened by deaths of more t...
18:03Foreign Office
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.@WilliamJHague: International community absolutely sickened by deaths of more than a hundred unarmed men, women & children in #Syria
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Tory loyalists saying Warsi all above board. Do they mean "above board and lodgi...
18:03Patrick O'Flynn
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Tory loyalists saying Warsi all above board. Do they mean "above board and lodging"?
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Foreign Office | .@WilliamJHague: Assad regime blaming others for what's happening in #Syria, try...
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.@WilliamJHague: Assad regime blaming others for what's happening in #Syria, trying to avoid responsibility for scale of death & destruction
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David Mitchell admitting he didn't know as much about European issues as he once...
17:55Patrick O'Flynn
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David Mitchell admitting he didn't know as much about European issues as he once thought http://t.co/z5yECrRR
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In what order will they go? Hunt first, then Wasai, then Cameron? Or Wasai, Hu...
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In what order will they go? Hunt first, then Wasai, then Cameron? Or Wasai, Hunt, Cameron ? What's the betting odds? http://t.co/USnW3Xld
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Thursday 23rd December 2010
Councils respond to winter resilience audit
Tuesday 21st December 2010
Neighbours must look out for each other, councils warn
Tuesday 21st December 2010
Councils issue black ice warning
Thursday 16th December 2010
Limiting capitalisation fund risks deeper cuts to services, LGA warns
Monday 13th December 2010
Council staff battle blizzards for elderly
Monday 29th November 2010
Hidden talents: Young people and volunteering. A way forward
Friday 26th November 2010
LGA response to education white paper
Thursday 25th November 2010
Councils make unprecedented efforts to prepare for snow
Wednesday 24th November 2010
Majority of local authorities provide good children's services
Wednesday 24th November 2010
Substantial reductions to senior management costs in LG Group announced
Tuesday 23rd November 2010
LGA response to government's vision for adult social care
Tuesday 16th November 2010
LGA responds to scrapping of annual assessment of adult social care
Thursday 4th November 2010
Gadgetry saving millions on care for the elderly
Thursday 4th November 2010
Discussion paper to prompt debate on the future of adult social care
Wednesday 3rd November 2010
Education system 'must be seen to be fair', conference will be told
Wednesday 3rd November 2010
Reform essential in the face of social work staffing challenges
Monday 1st November 2010
LGA responds to Ofsted report
Thursday 28th October 2010
Baroness Margaret Eaton: Speech on the 2010 spending review
Thursday 21st October 2010
LGA responds to spending review
Wednesday 20th October 2010
Curbing council finance powers will cost taxpayers millions
Tuesday 19th October 2010
Scrap rules which force councils to pay out £200m to local newspapers
Monday 18th October 2010
Local government group responds to Lord Young's review on health and safety
Friday 15th October 2010
Avalanche of paperwork 'wasting taxpayers' money
Friday 15th October 2010
LGA responds to quango cull
Thursday 14th October 2010
Whitehall machine can't be trusted to make spending cuts - new poll
Thursday 14th October 2010
Public support for councils' triumph in tackling anti-social behaviour
Wednesday 13th October 2010
LGA responds to TaxPayers' Alliance research on council jobs
Tuesday 12th October 2010
Scrapping red tape can help town halls deliver the biggest council house building programme in decades
Monday 11th October 2010
Help given to councils to access the two billion euro pot of gold
Thursday 7th October 2010
Vital councils at heart of health service shake-up
Tuesday 5th October 2010
'White paper' shows how devolution will save billions
Friday 1st October 2010
Councils to launch one of the biggest ever public spending consultations
Friday 24th September 2010
£15bn cost of a decent school place for every child
Friday 24th September 2010
LGA response to packaging and food waste figures
Thursday 23rd September 2010
Town halls could be used for court proceedings
Monday 20th September 2010
Action needed to meet infrastructure challenge
Friday 17th September 2010
Cuts without reform will leave a £20bn shortfall at the frontline
Friday 17th September 2010
'Inaccurate and misleading' to claim parking is a cash cow - councils respond to Eric Pickles
Thursday 16th September 2010
Local control essential to prevent soaring bus subsidies, LGA report argues
Wednesday 15th September 2010
Free up councils for more 'pressing matters'
Friday 27th August 2010
Car litter louts costing council taxpayers millions
Thursday 26th August 2010
Council trading standards crack down on mobility aid rogue traders
Wednesday 25th August 2010
Councils at centre of Pakistan flood appeal
Friday 20th August 2010
Schools encouraged to 'show restraint' over uniform changes
Wednesday 18th August 2010
'Do or Die' challenge for rural communities
Monday 16th August 2010
Cycle schemes provide school holiday adventures for cotton-wool kids
Monday 16th August 2010
Town halls present ministers with dossier of red tape faced by councils
Wednesday 11th August 2010
LGA response to abolition of the place survey
Wednesday 11th August 2010
Landfill tax could help meet demand for allotment plots
Wednesday 11th August 2010
Reform needed to make family courts 'fit for purpose'
Monday 9th August 2010
Town hall green power stations could make millions
Monday 9th August 2010
Care system 'feeling the strain' - LGA responds to fostering report
Thursday 5th August 2010
LGA response to government's waste review
Friday 30th July 2010
LGA response to £2m for councils to tackle floods
Friday 30th July 2010
Councils helping to crush lavish lifestyles of criminals
Thursday 29th July 2010
Local Government Association response to policing consultation paper
Monday 26th July 2010
Councils stocking up on salt for winter during the heat of the summer
Monday 26th July 2010
LGA argues for colleges to have a single funding body, after a further shake-up
Tuesday 20th July 2010
Council bill for cancelled school building projects tops £200m
Monday 19th July 2010
LGA response to Keep Britain Tidy litter figures
Monday 19th July 2010
Councils most cost effective solution to local police accountability
Thursday 15th July 2010
£160m council bill run up by school building bureaucracy
Tuesday 13th July 2010
Councils on alert to protect vulnerable in heatwave
Friday 9th July 2010
Merton council worker named winner of local government challenge
Friday 9th July 2010
Less than eight years of landfill space left, warn council leaders
Thursday 8th July 2010
Response to Big Brother Watch - money from motoring fines spent on transport improvements
Wednesday 7th July 2010
Councils could lead revolution in cheap, green energy
Wednesday 7th July 2010
Councils could lead revolution in cheap, green energy
Wednesday 7th July 2010
Taxpayers believe councillors should decide on cuts, poll reveals
Tuesday 6th July 2010
Public sector reform could save £100 billion, say council leaders
Tuesday 6th July 2010
LGA responds to government plans to scrap social housing watchdog
Monday 28th June 2010
Councils respond to the Budget
Tuesday 22nd June 2010
Councils respond to the government pulling the plug on free swimming
Friday 18th June 2010
Don't let farm regulation become too excessive
Tuesday 15th June 2010
Protect farm visits from excessive regulation, councils say
Monday 14th June 2010
Review of child protection bureaucracy vital in the face of rising demand
Thursday 10th June 2010
LGA responds to cuts announcement
Thursday 10th June 2010
All schools deserve less centralised bureaucracy, the LGA argues
Monday 7th June 2010
LGA senior members appointed to House of Lords
Tuesday 1st June 2010
Safeguards sought to prevent two-tier education system
Wednesday 26th May 2010
Councils respond to devolution plans
Tuesday 25th May 2010
LGA responds to savings package
Monday 24th May 2010
Great reform plan to streamline Britain will save billions
Friday 21st May 2010
LGA: Great reform plan to streamline Britain will save billions
Thursday 20th May 2010
Cameron and Clegg bypass local government
Tuesday 18th May 2010
LGA responds to Big Society programme
Tuesday 18th May 2010
LGA statement on the new government
Thursday 13th May 2010
Thousands to work through the night to provide record number of Thursday counts
Thursday 6th May 2010
Trading standards working to clear mephedrone from shelves before ban
Friday 16th April 2010
Committee report recognises work of councils in helping young people
Thursday 8th April 2010
Transfer of education powers 'fantastic progress' in putting students and families first
Thursday 1st April 2010
LGA heralds recognition of councils' vital role in adult care white paper
Tuesday 30th March 2010
Chancellor announces £100m for potholes - councils respond
Wednesday 24th March 2010
LGA responds to council tax announcement
Wednesday 24th March 2010
LGA response to Ed Balls announcement on child social work
Wednesday 17th March 2010
Councils seek freedom to build up to half a million new homes
Wednesday 17th March 2010
LGA responds to Audit Commisison report on chief executive pay offs
Tuesday 16th March 2010
Councils respond to Taxpayers Alliance pensions report
Thursday 4th March 2010
Councils will help people cut fuel bills further and quicker - LGA
Tuesday 2nd March 2010
BBC poll shows tough times ahead for councils
Monday 1st March 2010
New LGA survey shows lowest council tax rise ever
Wednesday 24th February 2010
LGA Group wins more powers for local people to shape their neighbourhoods
Friday 12th February 2010
Councils pick up the pieces after repossessions
Thursday 11th February 2010
LGA responds to report of local government job losses
Wednesday 10th February 2010
Councils respond to local government pay claim
Wednesday 20th January 2010
LGA responds to government proposals for safeguarding adults
Wednesday 20th January 2010
LGA response to latest government announcement on salt reductions
Tuesday 12th January 2010
Councils working flat out to repair potholes caused by bad weather
Tuesday 12th January 2010
LGA response to government announcement on salt reductions
Monday 11th January 2010
1.7 million miles of road gritted in last three weeks, say councils
Thursday 7th January 2010
Margaret Eaton made a Dame of the British Empire
Monday 4th January 2010
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