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WHITEHALL
Now is not the time for Westminster to tighten its centralising grip
By Sarah Longlands | 25 March 2020
Reducing the spread of the virus requires Westminster to loosen the reins of power and to trust d...
CHIEF EXECUTIVES
Boris: Councils have to 'do what it takes' to beat crisis
By Dan Peters | 20 March 2020
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has told local government it has to ‘do what it takes’ to beat the c...
ELECTIONS
Electoral Commission calls for autumn polls
By Martin Ford | 12 March 2020
May’s local elections should be postponed until the autumn, the Electoral Commission has said.
LONDON COUNCILS
PM should 'get on and deliver devo'
By Heather Jameson | 02 March 2020
The Prime Minister understands the importance of fiscal devolution, he now needs to get on and de...
WHITEHALL
Reflections on a reshuffle
By Bob Neill | 25 February 2020
Bob Neill looks at what the latest Cabinet reshuffle will mean to local government and why the se...
WHITEHALL
Northern Powerhouse 'downgrade' in reshuffle
By Martin Ford | 18 February 2020
The Government has been accused of ‘downgrading’ the Northern Powerhouse in Prime Minister Boris ...
WHITEHALL
This year's model
By Jonathan Werran | 17 February 2020
As the tenth Conservative housing minister in a decade assumes the position, Localis chief execut...
WHITEHALL
Ministers' revolving door leads to re-inventing the wheel syndrome
By Michael Burton | 12 February 2020
The high turnover of communities secretaries, junior ministers and civil servants in recent years...
DEVOLUTION
Working class vote is key in the battle for Number 10
By Michael Burton | 03 December 2019
Michael Burton says that from both a moral and political perspective a Boris administration will...
WHITEHALL
Conservatives call for care consensus in cautious manifesto
By Paul Marinko | 25 November 2019
The Conservatives are set to keep the council tax cap, seek cross-party consensus on social care ...
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- Future Forum Midlands: Two councils using agentic AI for citizen contact
- Future Forum Midlands: Civil servants dismiss timetable speculation for LGR review
- Drowning in AI tide
- Future Forum Midlands: Ex-Starmer advisor sees future for reorganisation
- EXCLUSIVE: Burnham wish for new settlement with sector
Chief Executive
£205,749 to £224,986
Premium jobNorth Yorkshire Council is seeking an exceptional leader to become our next Chief Executive. Apply for this job
Chief Executive
£competitive
We are looking for an exceptional senior leader with a strong record of leading change Apply for this job
Assistant Director Finance & Governance and Deputy Section 151 Officer
up to £121,526 + a monthly car allowance of £200 per month + fringe allowance of £753 per annum
You will lead a broad and influential portfolio including finance, revenues and benefits, procurement, audit, risk, insurance and corporate fraud. Apply for this job
- Future Forum Midlands: Two councils using agentic AI for citizen contact
- Future Forum Midlands: Civil servants dismiss timetable speculation for LGR review
- Drowning in AI tide
- Future Forum Midlands: Ex-Starmer advisor sees future for reorganisation
- EXCLUSIVE: Burnham wish for new settlement with sector
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