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HEALTH
Austerity undermined local response to Covid-19, study finds
By William Eichler | 31 March 2023
The hollowing-out of local capability by a decade of cuts left local government struggling to cop...
DIGITAL
Birmingham's dash to digital
By Dr Peter Bishop | 28 March 2023
Dr Peter Bishop explains how taking direct control enabled Birmingham to transform its ICT operat...
HEALTH
South Lakeland has been truly transformed
By Lawrence Conway | 28 March 2023
From April 1 Cumbria will be reorganised into two unitary authorities. In his final column for Th...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Budget 2023: The austerity elephant
By Cllr Sir Stephen Houghton | 17 March 2023
Forced cutbacks and savings from councils over the next few years risk outweighing the new regene...
PAY
Budget 2023: The sector does not have the gift of time
By Simon Christian | 17 March 2023
Government was quiet on the challenges facing the public sector including pay, on a Budget day wh...
FINANCE
Future Forum: We've had to do it ourselves
By Dan Peters | 17 March 2023
A chief executive whose council has repeatedly lost out bidding for levelling up funds has told h...
HEALTH
Why our future is small, nimble and digital
By Professor Donna Hall | 14 March 2023
Professor Donna Hall urges councils to be more radical in their thinking by reimagining their fut...
HEALTH
The success of Labour's 5 Missions will depend on councils being properly funded
By Cllr Sir Stephen Houghton | 01 March 2023
As the Labour Party begins to release more information on how its 5 Missions are to be achieved, ...
HEALTH
Money alone is not enough to solve bed blocking
By Heather Jameson | 01 March 2023
'Government attempts to resolve the thorny issue of bed blocking may have been born out of good i...
COUNCIL TAX
Helping Westminster's residents through hard times
By Cllr Adam Hug | 13 February 2023
Three big items sum up Westminster’s approach to helping residents, says Cllr Adam Hug: a major ...
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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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