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ECONOMIC GROWTH

Future Forum North: Call for towns and cities to make peace

By Dan Peters | 06 December 2019

The driving force behind the Greater Manchester devolution deal has urged towns and cities to mak...

CLIMATE CHANGE

The public want to see clear improvements across neighbourhood services

By Paul O'Brien | 05 December 2019

Paul O'Brien says the public will be fairly unforgiving if, having raised their expectations on p...

WHITEHALL

Council spending powers to be restored to 2010 levels under Labour

By Dan Peters | 21 November 2019

Labour would ‘reverse the Tory decade of austerity for local government’ and aim to restore counc...

WHITEHALL

Sheffield blames austerity for planning proposals

By Dan Peters | 20 November 2019

Sheffield City Council has blamed austerity for proposals to cut the number of officers in its pl...

FINANCE

CIPFA in further property investment crackdown

By Dan Peters | 15 November 2019

The prudential code has been further clarified to ‘ensure that responsible decisions are made wit...

HEALTH

Spending promises ignore the state's changing nature

By Michael Burton | 06 November 2019

Michael Burton asks how much of the 'largesse, if any' of both of the main parties' election spen...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Does our place-shaping role risk being imperilled?

By Anonymous | 04 November 2019

An anonymous writer ponders the incongruity between what the centre expects from local government...

FINANCE

The thoroughly modern approach to public finance

By Geoff Mulgan | 29 October 2019

Geoff Mulgan says the public sector needs innovation and experimentation in money every bit as mu...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Wigan's next chapter

By Alison McKenzie-Folan | 23 October 2019

The success of Wigan MBC’s 2013 Deal has prompted the council go one step further with Deal 2030....

HUMAN RESOURCES

Victims in the line of fire

By Martin Ford | 23 October 2019

Local government monitoring officers are increasingly being caught in power struggles between sen...

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frederica-diamanta

Principal Lawyer - Children and Adults Safeguarding Team - Childrens Focus

£51,356 - £56,494

Do you want to make a difference to local people? Apply for this job

Kirklees Metropolitan Council

Director - Corporate Services

£93,688 - £100,549 per annum

Develop your career with a forward-thinking authority based in an attractive part of South Devon. Apply for this job

Teignbridge District Council

Chief Executive

Up to £234,171

This is a rare opportunity to lead a council with both strength and ambition at a time of change. Apply for this job

Leicestershire County Council