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		<title>More questions than answers</title>
		<link>http://opinion.publicfinance.co.uk/2011/11/more-questions-than-answers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 11:16:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Wakefield</dc:creator>
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		<title>Brent libraries&#8217; Indignados strike a global chord</title>
		<link>http://opinion.publicfinance.co.uk/2011/10/brent-libraries-indignados-strike-a-global-chord/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 09:17:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Wakefield</dc:creator>
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		<title>Council tax freeze is LGPS members&#8217; lolly</title>
		<link>http://opinion.publicfinance.co.uk/2011/10/council-tax-freeze-is-lgps-members-lolly/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 10:23:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Wakefield</dc:creator>
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		<title>Why there were riots in Lewisham</title>
		<link>http://opinion.publicfinance.co.uk/2011/08/why-there-were-riots-in-lewisham/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 20:39:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Wakefield</dc:creator>
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		<title>Barnet not so fair?</title>
		<link>http://opinion.publicfinance.co.uk/2011/06/barnet-not-so-fair/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 13:47:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Wakefield</dc:creator>
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		<title>Never mind the strikes, Vince &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://opinion.publicfinance.co.uk/2011/06/never-mind-the-strikes-vince/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 10:23:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Wakefield</dc:creator>
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		<title>From red tape to mouldy sausages, by Heather Wakefield</title>
		<link>http://opinion.publicfinance.co.uk/2011/04/from-red-tape-to-mouldy-sausages-by-heather-wakefield/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2011 20:19:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Wakefield</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Editor's choice]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The game is clear for the coalition. 'Efficiencies' and privatisation will be all the easier without the annoyance of the law and statutory instruments <a href="http://opinion.publicfinance.co.uk/2011/04/from-red-tape-to-mouldy-sausages-by-heather-wakefield/"></a>]]></description>
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		<title>No fair shares for chief executives, by Heather Wakefield</title>
		<link>http://opinion.publicfinance.co.uk/2011/03/no-fair-shares-for-chief-executives-by-heather-wakefield/</link>
		<comments>http://opinion.publicfinance.co.uk/2011/03/no-fair-shares-for-chief-executives-by-heather-wakefield/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 12:46:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Wakefield</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Eric Pickles is encouraging the sharing of local government chief executives. But when councils take this route, the communities secretary then criticises them for the inevitable redundancy and pension payments <a href="http://opinion.publicfinance.co.uk/2011/03/no-fair-shares-for-chief-executives-by-heather-wakefield/"></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Long March against the cuts, by Heather Wakefield</title>
		<link>http://opinion.publicfinance.co.uk/2011/03/the-long-march-against-the-cuts-by-heather-wakefield/</link>
		<comments>http://opinion.publicfinance.co.uk/2011/03/the-long-march-against-the-cuts-by-heather-wakefield/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2011 11:40:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Wakefield</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Big Society]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coalition]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Carnival-like marches might win the short-term psychological battle, but they won't win the political war. For sure, they keep spirits high, build solidarity and remind us that there are millions out there who want an end to Coalition cuts, but alone they are not enough. <a href="http://opinion.publicfinance.co.uk/2011/03/the-long-march-against-the-cuts-by-heather-wakefield/"></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Why Eaton&#8217;s in a pensions mess, by Heather Wakefield</title>
		<link>http://opinion.publicfinance.co.uk/2011/02/why-eatons-in-a-pensions-mess-by-heather-wakefield/</link>
		<comments>http://opinion.publicfinance.co.uk/2011/02/why-eatons-in-a-pensions-mess-by-heather-wakefield/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 10:47:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Wakefield</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With pay for many council and school staff at poverty levels, the combination of a pay freeze and increased LGPS contributions might just be too much for the pension scheme. <a href="http://opinion.publicfinance.co.uk/2011/02/why-eatons-in-a-pensions-mess-by-heather-wakefield/"></a>]]></description>
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