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POVERTY
Lessons from Swansea: A collaborative approach to addressing poverty stigma
By Amanda Hill-Dixon | 11 June 2026
Amanda Hill-Dixon sets out evidence-informed actions for councils to reduce poverty stigma through universal services, dignified support, inclusive communications, and stronger community participat...
FINANCE
Council tax reform: Time to take a long hard look at the Valuation Office
By Simon Kaye | 10 June 2026
Simon Kaye says the public debate should not begin with winners and losers from hypothetical new ...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Minister urges councils to hand services to residents
By Neil Merrick | 09 June 2026
Placing communities in charge of services will help cut costs and reduce the chance of council fa...
FINANCE
Fair Funding: Have rural councils in England really lost out?
By Gabriel Stewart | 26 May 2026
When it comes to spending power, exclusive Institute for Fiscal Studies’ analysis has found fundi...
FINANCE
Exclusive: Rural and urban council funding 'more or less' the same
By Ann McGauran | 26 May 2026
Funding levels will be broadly the same for urban and rural councils under the Government’s fair ...
LEGISLATION
The King's Speech fell short of delivering for local government
By Ian Miller | 22 May 2026
'Legislation to introduce a duty of candour for public servants and to remove peerages from disgr...
FINANCE
Funding the future: Local government finances, reform and resilience
By Michael Burton | 11 May 2026
Against the backdrop of mounting fiscal pressures, more exceptional financial support requests an...
POLITICS
Kent's political possibilities
By Duncan Flynn | 29 April 2026
While the sector awaits a swathe of government decisions on unitarisation, Duncan Flynn predicts ...
FINANCE
Might it be time to look at some alternatives to increasing council tax?
By Iain Murray | 17 April 2026
Iain Murray says the challenge is not the annual decision to increase council tax, but how far th...
FINANCE
Reform defends £700m council savings claim
By Ann McGauran | 16 April 2026
A senior Reform UK figure has defended the party’s claim it has found £700m of savings at the cou...
FINANCE
Winning the war on waste?
By David Blackman | 16 April 2026
Is Reform UK’s waste drive just a saloon bar dream or are there still genuine efficiencies to be ...
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Director of Highways, Waste and Environment
£97,632 - £108,033 (subject to additional pay award)
North Northamptonshire is a place of scale, ambition and ongoing transformation. Apply for this job
Director of Public Health & Leisure
£135,000
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