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FINANCE
Reeves: No return to austerity
By Dan Peters | 29 May 2024
Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves said there will be no return to austerity under a Labour Government.
FINANCE
Will the lights go out locally?
17 May 2024
Max Mosley examines the perfect storm that destroyed local government finances and looks at what ...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
'Fix the broken system'
By Sarah Longlands | 15 May 2024
Local authorities are taking the lead in trying to alleviate the climate crisis but there is a de...
FINANCE
Council debt up by £52bn since 2010
By William Eichler | 02 May 2024
Local government debt has increased by 78% since 2010 as councils attempted to make up for cuts t...
FINANCE
Gauging the benefit of productivity plans
By Abdool Kara | 30 April 2024
At the least the new Government requirement for productivity plans will give a platform for autho...
FINANCE
Reimagining council operations: Hunt vs. Logic
By Claire Agutter | 25 March 2024
Claire Agutter says councils can navigate financial challenges by adopting robust strategic plann...
FINANCE
Who can solve the council tax conundrum?
By Jon Rowney | 13 March 2024
In the latest of The MJ’s series outlining a new vision for local government, drawing from the Ly...
SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP OF MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES
Budget leaves councils in peril
By Cllr Sir Stephen Houghton | 08 March 2024
Cllr Sir Stephen Houghton says many will highlight that cuts in local government spending mean th...
FINANCE
Making economic development a statutory duty for councils would be a rare win-win
By Abdool Kara | 06 March 2024
The sector wants to make economic development services a statutory duty for councils. Abdool Kara...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Growth matters
By Ann McGauran | 06 March 2024
Tom Stannard talks to Ann McGauran about why strengthening local government’s economic developmen...
Head of Operational Services
Head of Operational Services
South Derbyshire District Council is seeking an ambitious and commercially minded Head of Operational Services Apply for this job
Service Director – Property and Business Support Services
£86,955 – £94,552 per annum
You’ll have a rare opportunity to influence how an entire council uses its assets Apply for this job
- Legal shadow looms over reorganisation decision day
- Basildon gets Best Value notice as chief prepares to leave
- EXCLUSIVE: Tuckley steps down from Slough as Thurrock hires new chief
- Reed acknowledges fair funding 'dramatic shifts' in councils' finances
- Ombudsman: 'Once-in-a-generation' opportunity to rebuild trust in councils
Head of Operational Services
Head of Operational Services
South Derbyshire District Council is seeking an ambitious and commercially minded Head of Operational Services Apply for this job
Service Director – Property and Business Support Services
£86,955 – £94,552 per annum
You’ll have a rare opportunity to influence how an entire council uses its assets Apply for this job
- Legal shadow looms over reorganisation decision day
- Basildon gets Best Value notice as chief prepares to leave
- EXCLUSIVE: Tuckley steps down from Slough as Thurrock hires new chief
- Reed acknowledges fair funding 'dramatic shifts' in councils' finances
- Ombudsman: 'Once-in-a-generation' opportunity to rebuild trust in councils
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