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Review of the Year: We hear from the Councils
The hot issues of 2008 and the challenges of 2009 -
Council Worker of the Year Awards 2009: Nominate Now!
Recognising the unsung heroes of Local Government -
Innovation: Council initiatives
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Innovation: Leadership
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Innovation: The Public View
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Department of Health initiatives -
Child Protection: What next after Baby P?
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Child Protection: Baby P case could have negative impact on services
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Child Protection: Social workers undermined after Baby P case?
Ian Johnston, CE of the British Association of Social Workers -
Child Protection: Challenges faced by social workers
Robert Tapsfield, Chief Executive Fostering Network -
Credit Crunch: LGA Summit
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Credit Crunch: Rural Economies
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Credit Crunch: LGA Latest
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Credit Crunch: Overview
Local Government expert Tony Travers -
Credit Crunch: The Effect on Councils
IDeA's Sara Williams -
Young People and Communities: Discussion Panel
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Young People and Communities: Youth Justice Board
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Young People and Communities: Your Say
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Community Cohesion: Migration
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Community Cohesion: Professor Ted Cantle Interview
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Community Cohesion: What do people think?
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Rising Costs: How Councils can help
Inflation, energy bills, credit crunch - what can be done locally? -
Rising Costs: Fuel Poverty
How high energy costs are affecting people as winter approaches -
Credit Crunch: LGA and Iceland
Chairman Margaret Eaton on the latest developments -
Realising Kids' Potential: Ed Balls MP
Children's Secretary on tackling barriers to learning -
Unemployment and local government
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Credit Crunch: LGA Calls for an Inquiry into Credit Rating agencies
Deputy Chair of the LGA speaks -
Sadiq Khan MP: interview with the new CLG Minister
His new role, the Credit Crunch and what's ahead -
'Best Council to Work For' 2008: Wychavon and Castle Morpeth
Top council chiefs explain why they made the grade -
Credit Crunch: Iceland Banks Collapse
Council Leaders respond -
Credit Crunch: One council's perspective
We hear from one Chief Executive affected by the bank collapse in Iceland -
Credit Crunch: What it means for Local Government
How the crisis is impacting on mortgages and housing and how councils could help -
Credit Crunch: The view from local government globally
How local authorities in the US are also feeling the effects -
Credit Crunch: Councils should be doing more
Vince Cable MP on local authorities and the housing crisis -
Chief Executives focus on regeneration
President of SOLACE talks about her priorities for the year -
A Fresh Look at Recycling in London
The London Waste and Recycling Board is launched -
Recycling
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Margaret Eaton elected as new LGA chairman
The Local Government Association elects its first female chairman. -
Empowerment
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"Power to the People"
The Government wants 'real people' to share in local government decisions -
How you see the LGA
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Former Chair of LGA dies
Lord Sandy Bruce-Lockhart loses long battle with cancer -
Nick Clegg MP talks to the Local Government Channel
Leader of the Liberal Democrats -
The Winners - Council Worker of The Year Awards 2008!!
All the results from the hotly contested 3rd Annual Awards. -
Minister for Local Government at the LGA annual conference 2008
We follow the visit of John Healey MP to Bournemouth -
Interview with Jan Parkinson
Sam Hughes talks with Managing Director of the LGE -
A Day in the Life of Paul Coen
The Local Government Channel spends the day with the LGA's Chief Executive
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Rising Costs: How Councils can help
Inflation, energy bills, credit crunch - what can be done locally?
With the recession kicking in and prices still rising, many households are struggling to cope. Richard Kemp, Deputy Chair of the Local Government Association and local government expert Tony Travers from the London School of Economics join Sarah Lockett in the Local Government Channel studio. They discuss how councils can help those most affected and what local authorities could or should be doing to tackle their own rising costs.
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