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ECONOMIC GROWTH
Anderson quits Northern Powerhouse Partnership in frustration
By Chris Mahony | 10 December 2018
Former chancellor George Osborne has voiced sympathy with Liverpool mayor Joe Anderson’s decision...
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...
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
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...
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...
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Chief Executive
£188,576 - £201,902 (pay award pending)
Join us for a rare opportunity to lead one of the UK’s newest and most ambitious councils Apply for this job
Finance Development Accountant
Band I (£55,609 to £59,025)
Sandwell Council’s Finance Division is seeking a proactive Finance Development Accountant on a full-time permanent basis Apply for this job
LGR Programme Director
Up to £120k
This is a once in a generation opportunity to shape the future of local government in Worcestershire. Apply for this job
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