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EXCLUSIVE: Reorganisation shake-up
REORGANISATION

EXCLUSIVE: Reorganisation shake-up

By Paul Marinko | 23 July 2026

Recruitment specialist outlines LGR impact on jobs as scramble for newly-created roles likely to ‘flood the market’

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Whitehall exploring adding teeth to standards regime

By Dan Peters | 21 July 2026

Whitehall officials are attempting to add teeth to the standards regime despite the lack of a pri...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Burnham promises to give councils more powers as Rayner returns to replace Reed

By Neil Merrick | 20 July 2026

Andy Burnham has promised to give councils greater powers to tackle problems such as rough sleepi...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Manchesterism and the future of local government reform

By Graeme McDonald | 09 July 2026

Graeme McDonald explains why meaningful devolution requires fiscal reform, stronger partnerships ...

GOVERNANCE

Leading in an age of anger

By Robin Tuddenham | 07 July 2026

Robin Tuddenham says poor behaviour is making local government leadership harder, making stronger...

GOVERNANCE

Toxic member behaviour risks local government excellence

By Heather Jameson | 25 June 2026

Without stronger standards, intimidation of senior officers threatens recruitment, innovation and...

SOLACE

EXCLUSIVE: Councillor behaviour takes toll on chiefs, survey finds

By Neil Merrick | 25 June 2026

Abusive and other inappropriate behaviour by councillors is taking its toll on senior staff, a su...

ELECTIONS

Moving on from political limbo: Dealing with no overall control in English councils

By Neil Merrick | 17 June 2026

With more than half the country’s councils now in no overall control, chief executives are having...

PEOPLE

Reeves among King's birthday honours

By Dan Peters | 15 June 2026

Oxfordshire CC’s chief executive, Martin Reeves, has been awarded an OBE in the King’s birthday h...

LEADERSHIP

Solace steps up lobbying over district exclusion from leadership event

By Dan Peters | 08 June 2026

The organisation representing senior officers has stepped up its lobbying after a Cabinet Office ...

SOLACE

Local politicians should not mistake professional challenge for obstruction

By Graeme McDonald | 28 May 2026

Graeme McDonald says council officers should give honest, sometimes uncomfortable, professional a...

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Cheshire East Council

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