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Blue wall rebels call for economic kickstart

27/10/2020
Northern Tory MPs led by the former Northern Powerhouse minister Jake Berry have urged their government to kickstart its promised ‘levelling up’ agenda with a Northern Economic Recovery Plan.

Politics and Policy

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Baroness Lawrence calls for urgent action to tackle structural racial inequalities

New guidance to prevent care leavers becoming homeless

Police make first Grenfell arrest

Human Resources

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More than 110,000 job vacancies in social care, report finds

Public sector exit cap signed into law

City council poised to lose 617 posts due to COVID-19

Finance

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Council apologises following ‘serious’ issues with its financial situation

Councils forced to ‘prop up’ bus operators during pandemic

Charity blasts cost of 'shoddy and expensive' temporary accommodation

Transformation

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Councils urged to appoint chief foresight officers

Calls for collaboration to fill the ‘strategic planning void’

Foundation urges public bodies to use ‘collective intelligence techniques’

Health and Social Care

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Nearly 80 health groups join forces to press the Government to tackle health inequalities

Survey reveals 'worrying picture' of children's mental health

Council chiefs welcome proposed £7bn social care investment

Public Property

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Oldham Council buys shopping centre to 'kickstart' town centre recovery

Calls to invest £900m in ‘transitional supported housing’

Housebuilders call to raise threshold for affordable homes

Analysis

Opinion

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