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Review of the Year: LGA's Richard Kemp
Deputy Chairman on 2008 and 2009 -
Review of the Year: IDeA's Lucy de Groot
Executive Director looks back on 2008 and ahead to 2009 -
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
Frontline staff leading the way -
Innovation: Leadership
The Public Office -
Innovation: The Public View
What real people want from their councils -
Innovation: In Practice
Department of Health initiatives -
Child Protection: What next after Baby P?
LGA Special Summit -
Child Protection: Baby P case could have negative impact on services
LGA Chair Margaret Eaton Interview -
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
The implications for Local Government -
Credit Crunch: Rural Economies
How they are being affected -
Credit Crunch: LGA Latest
Deputy Chair, Cllr Richard Kemp -
Credit Crunch: Overview
Local Government expert Tony Travers -
Credit Crunch: The Effect on Councils
IDeA's Sara Williams -
Young People and Communities: Discussion Panel
Inclusion or alienation? -
Young People and Communities: Youth Justice Board
Youth Crime -
Young People and Communities: Your Say
How do you think they fit in? -
Community Cohesion: Migration
The challenge for councils -
Community Cohesion: Professor Ted Cantle Interview
How local authorities can help -
Community Cohesion: What do people think?
We ask what it means in practise -
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
As the recession kicks in, how councils can help -
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
Do we recycle enough? -
Margaret Eaton elected as new LGA chairman
The Local Government Association elects its first female chairman. -
Empowerment
What exactly do the Government's proposals mean? -
"Power to the People"
The Government wants 'real people' to share in local government decisions -
How you see the LGA
We asked people across the local government sector what the LGA means to them -
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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Credit Crunch: LGA Calls for an Inquiry into Credit Rating agencies
Deputy Chair of the LGA speaks
Richard Kemp tells our reporter Sam Hughes why the LGA would like an inquiry into credit rating agencies in the wake of the collapse of the Iceland Banks. He looks ahead to potential problems and outlines what Councils are doing to help individuals touched by the Credit Crunch.
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