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		<title>Knotty problems for Eric Pickles, by Jim Brooks</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 13:46:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There's no doubt the Audit Commission made a big mistake by employing a lobbying firm. But the subsequent decision by communities secretary Eric Pickles to abolish the watchdog seems both excessive and unreasonable <a href="http://opinion.publicfinance.co.uk/2010/08/knotty-problems-for-eric-pickles-by-jim-brooks/"></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Unitary disunity, by Jim Brooks</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 15:07:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The recent announcement of a unitary authority for both Norwich and Exeter is another twist in a long story of indecision and failure by government to provide national leadership in the structure of local government in England. <a href="http://opinion.publicfinance.co.uk/2010/02/unitary-disunity-by-jim-brooks/"></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Bank of ethics, by Jim Brooks</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:48:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[JIM BROOKS &#124; Last week saw the attempted return to normality for bonuses in the banking world. The arguments were superficially persuasive: that these bonuses were an essential part of successful modern banking. <a href="http://opinion.publicfinance.co.uk/2009/12/bank-of-ethics-by-jim-brooks/"></a>]]></description>
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