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The regeneration game begins
Sir Bob Kerslake is the man for a challenge – his latest is to empower housing and regeneration, and bridge national and local ambitions through the new Housing and Communities Agency, which launched on 1 December. He talks to Adam GristwoodYou know about a carbon footprint, now it's time to cut your water footprint
The private sector has already taken on the 'reduce your water footprint' concept but local government, education and hospitals could save a small fortune if they had an efficient water management programme, according to Waterscan
PBR 08: Targeted, timely, temporary – don't think so
Cutting VAT could turn out to be worse than useless if deflation kicks in, says Colin Talbot. And the optimistic assumption that the recession is going to be short and shallow is one heck of a gamble
It's a slow road to responsible procurement
Professor Erik Bichard explains why we need small, human-scale improvements before we can reap the greater rewards of sustainable procurement policies
PBR 08: 'Cynical' Darling is praised and damned
Public sector unions are unhappy with the Chancellor's pre budget report but construction unions have welcomed his announcements while environmental groups have accused Darling of 'blowing' an opportunity to make a real difference on climate change
PBR 08: What do the Chancellor's changes mean to public services?
While the focus on the pre budget report has tended to be on tax cuts and tax rises, Alistair Darling announced several changes directly affecting the public sector
It's time for the NHS leadership council to show some leadership
The Darzi report on the way ahead for the NHS was published in June but so far little seems to have been done to take it forward. Simon Bird puts the case for a more proactive approach
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Crisis loan plan gets thumbs down
And Sir Gus O'Donnell says there is no two per cent pay limit for public sector
'Stop new coal-fired power stations'
Environmentalists are delighted by report from the Committee for Climate Change
E-mail reveals Speaker meeting
Tories suspect Michael Martin was to be briefed on what to say on Green affair
'Weak case' for Olympics is revealed
UK Sport is £79m short while report shows government ignored expert advice
Opening soon, the Bank of Essex
Essex County Council wants to form its own bank to support local businesses
Doctors are told to plan for recession
The downturn 'will cause psychological damage to many people', warns Mulgan
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If this approach had been in place in the 1990s, then Gordon Brown would have spent most of his time under arrest.Tory leader David Cameron on the arrest of 'leaker' Damian Green
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