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Head of Strategy, Lewisham Council

In this critical management role reporting directly to the Chief Executive and working closely with the Mayor and his Cabinet, you will co-ordinate high-level strategies across the Council's functions, and across Lewisham's wider partnership network.

Expect your experience as a senior strategist and collaborator to be fully tested as you put yourself in the picture with this significantly influential, delivery focussed, role. Please find out more and apply at this link.

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Impact of ICB cuts leads councils to moot legal challenge

By Paul Marinko | 06 November 2026

Councils have been warned they may need to test the legalities of Integrated Care Board (ICBs) cuts as restructuring plans leave gaps for them to fill.

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Grasping a once in a lifetime opportunity for councils

By Anna Randle | 04 November 2026

As well as making the case for the role local government can play in a rewired state, the sector also needs to ask for some enabling powers of its own, write...

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Changing places, not just boundaries: what's missing from the LGR announcement

By Adele Gritten | 02 November 2026

As the dust starts to settle following last week’s government announcement on reorganisation, Adele Gritten says better services, stronger places and sustain...

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AI Innovation: Shifting from experimentation to transformation in local government

By MJ Correspondent | 29 October 2026

The shortlisted entries from last year's The MJ Awards showcased councils moving beyond pilots to embedding AI into the heart of public service delivery. We ...

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