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Former Notts boss takes helm at Oxford

By Sam Clayden | 08 May 2017

Gordon Mitchell has been named as the new interim chief executive at Oxford City Council.

'Large deposits for mayor are undemocratic'

By Sam Clayden | 02 May 2017

The ‘excessively large’ deposits needed to run to be a combined authority mayor are a ‘travesty o...

Fears as new era of metro mayors dawns

By Sam Clayden | 02 May 2017

Local government big hitters have voiced concerns about the accountability, effectiveness and nec...

Future Forum 2017: Technology to help improve outcomes and deliver savings

By Sam Clayden | 02 May 2017

Tim Gregson, Microsoft’s chief technology officer for UK local and regional government, told The ...

London borough names new boss

By Sam Clayden | 28 April 2017

Ian Davis has been promoted to the top job at Enfield LBC.

EXCLUSIVE: Diversity gap plaguing sector leadership roles

By Sam Clayden | 26 April 2017

Chief executives have been urged to embrace diversity after exclusive research revealed fears tha...

No proof directly-elected mayors will be a success

By Sam Clayden | 26 April 2017

There is little evidence that directly-elected mayors will boost economic growth, bolster local d...

Call to arms: sector must speak with one voice

By Sam Clayden | 26 April 2017

Local government has been urged to shine a spotlight on the important agendas likely to be crowde...

Tight budgets mean sharing kids' services

By Sam Clayden | 20 April 2017

Sharing children’s services will be the ‘future’ as budgets continue to tighten, according to a t...

Sector must be honest about financial issues

By Sam Clayden | 20 April 2017

Local government must stop being so defensive of poor performance and face up to variations acros...