ECONOMIC GROWTH

Is it time to remove the reins on local government finances?

By Alison Ring | 13 November 2023

Centralisation clearly isn’t working for England, so could radical plans for fiscal devolution be...

WHITEHALL

Land value tax could redistribute billions

By Dan Peters | 09 November 2023

A plan to reform business rates could lead to billions of pounds being redistributed from high la...

SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP OF MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES

High quality properly funded services must underpin levelling up

By Cllr Sir Stephen Houghton | 30 October 2023

Cllr Sir Stephen Houghton says local government funding needs a reset of business rates growth, a...

FINANCE

Councils are heading for the end of the line

By Andrew Blake-Herbert | 30 October 2023

There’s no time to lose. Financial pressure is mounting on councils and, says Andrew Blake-Herber...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Transforming Belfast: the power of innovation-led prosperity

By Sam Markey | 23 October 2023

By aligning strategy and investment, Belfast is increasingly globally visible as an innovation ec...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Throw a lifeline – business rates reform and high streets renewal

By Jonathan Werran | 02 October 2023

A fringe panel event in Liverpool next week will focus thinking on what system of business taxati...

WHITEHALL

Council finance risk from VOA reclassification

By Struan Walker | 24 August 2023

Council incomes could be hit if a Government agency moves to reclassify asylum hotels as domestic...

FINANCE

A clear medium-term financial plan requires certainty

01 August 2023

Tracy Bingham wonders if many future Best Value failures will be in councils whose circumstances ...

BUSINESS RATES

Government heads off business rates review

By Martin Ford | 21 July 2023

A bid to secure a review of business rates in the House of Lords has failed.

BUSINESS RATES

Combined talents

By Amardeep Gill | 20 June 2023

Combined authorities are the default option for optimal devolution – but Amardeep Gill and Jonath...

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York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority

Head of Legal (Monitoring Officer)

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East Midlands Combined County Authority

frederica-diamanta

Director of Economy

£95,050 - £105,438 plus relocation package

This is an unrivalled career opportunity for an ambitious and experienced leader at a pivotal point in our history. Apply for this job

York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority

Head of Legal (Monitoring Officer)

£73,755-82,065 plus relocation package

This is an unrivalled career opportunity for an ambitious and experienced leader at a pivotal point in our history. Apply for this job

York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority

Head of Transport Strategy

£59,057 - £65,296

Join our new organisation as Head of Transport Strategy to connect a whole region for transformational impact. Apply for this job

East Midlands Combined County Authority