WHITEHALL

Future Forum North: 'Government still doesn't think sector is efficient'

By Dan Peters | 07 December 2018

Whitehall remains unconvinced that local government is as efficient as it can be, Smith Square’s ...

SOCIAL CARE

Sometimes the simplest questions are the hardest to answer

By Paul O’Brien | 05 December 2018

Asked what he thought the impact of Brexit would be on local government frontline services, Paul ...

LONDON COUNCILS

Londoners are more pessimistic about the economic effect of Brexit

By Ben Page | 28 November 2018

As Mrs May takes her Deal from Brussels on tour before a showdown in the House of Commons, Brexit...

FINANCE

Reserves warning in face of predicted overspend

By Dan Peters | 23 November 2018

Hartlepool Council has warned it may have to dip into its reserves if it fails to make savings to...

WHITEHALL

Welsh council leaders welcome cash injection

By Dan Peters | 21 November 2018

The Welsh Government has raised the funding floor from -1% to -0.5% to allow council leaders to a...

EDUCATION

Who tells the truth about education spending?

By Michael Burton | 21 November 2018

The old adage ‘lies, damned lies and statistics’ is never truer than when it comes to education s...

FINANCE

Time to speak as one

By Peter John | 13 November 2018

Members and officers have to be more frank about what will happen if local government is not plac...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

The finite capacity of civil society

By Sarah Longlands | 13 November 2018

How much capacity has civil society got to absorb the increased demands on its financial and huma...

FINANCE

Let's have less flash and more substance

07 November 2018

What the public and local government want is less flash and more substance - fewer grand statemen...

FINANCE

Core offer still leaves £33m deficit

By Dan Peters | 05 November 2018

East Sussex CC’s chief executive Becky Shaw has laid out a ‘core offer’ that could risk the counc...

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frederica-diamanta

Head of Tourism – North Yorkshire Council

£56,443-£64,951

Our visitor economy is a priority sector for us. It adds over £4 billion of economic value a year... Apply for this job

North Yorkshire Council

Deputy Director Adult Social Care Operations

£96,625 - £114,585

Transform Communities, Lead with Compassion – Be the Driving Force in Adult Social Care Apply for this job

The Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead

Assistant Director of Public Protection & Neighbourhoods

£76,946 - £88,923

Join Rochdale Council and shape the future of our vibrant community! Apply for this job

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