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Highlights this week

  • ‘Councils creating jobs for young people’ – LGA

    Local authorities across England and Wales are on course to help around 50,000 young people into work and training.

    Added on: 4 February 2010
    school pupil shown a book about apprenticeships

  • ‘Cast a vote for devolution’

    More than 1,300 people are backing an online poll calling for greater decision making and taxation powers to be devolved to local government.

    Added on: 5 February 2010
    polling

  • LGA campaigns - quangos

    The alphabet spaghetti of quangos – which spend around £43bn of public money a year yet are not accountable to local voters – was highlighted in a new report published this week by town hall leaders.

    Added on: 5 February 2010
    spaghetti on toast

  • Culture vultures

    Museums and libraries can help lift young people out of poverty by getting them into work or training or onto a college course, writes Cllr Linda Horton

    Added on: 4 February 2010
    Tudor child

  • Pomp and circumstance

    The work of civic offices can help mayors and chairs to promote a council’s priorities to its community, writes Paul Millward

    Added on: 4 February 2010
    image copyright Derby Telegraph

  

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