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Social care for the elderly will be the first to go in the council cuts

What could replace it? "Adopt-a-granny" schemes, or a National Care Service, maybe.

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Give cities more power over their destiny

The new City Deals are a step in the right direction

By Joe Manning

Local authorities are stronger together than apart

With the local elections coming up, its worth remembering that co-operation is key to development.

By Joe Manning

Pooling pension funds makes perfect sense

Far from the hysteria about "Granny tax II", London's pension investment plan can't come soon enough

By Joe Manning

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