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FINANCE
Breaking free from short-term fixes
By By Owen Mapley | 11 October 2024
The sector needs immediate support to 'start planning for an alternative to episodic crisis manag...
GENERAL ELECTION
A good time for the sector to have friends in high places
By Jonathan Werran | 05 July 2024
Jonathan Werran asks what the sector can expect from the new government, and says stopping more s...
FINANCE
The next government will have to fix the broken finance system
By Cllr Sir Stephen Houghton | 28 June 2024
The manifestos contained a welcome agreement on multi-year settlements, but big questions remain ...
FINANCE
The reality behind the pledges
26 June 2024
A week ahead of the General Election, The MJ delves into the manifestos of the three main parties...
BUSINESS RATES
We can fix the system
By Greg Stride | 25 June 2024
Amid rising costs to the sector, the prospect of local government keeping a share of national tax...
FINANCE
Labour pledges leave questions over council funding
By Martin Ford | 14 June 2024
Questions hang over the future of local government finance in the event of a Labour victory in ne...
BUSINESS RATES
Lib Dems pledge to scrap business rates
By Ellie Ames | 09 April 2024
The Lib Dems would deliver tax reforms to ‘revive struggling high streets,’ leader Sir Ed Davey h...
BUSINESS RATES
Reflections on the West Midlands trailblazer devo deal one year on
By Ed Cox | 20 March 2024
Ed Cox sets out his five takeaways from the first year of the West Midlands trailblazer devolutio...
WHITEHALL
The dead hand of centralism holds back productivity
By Ian Miller | 20 March 2024
If councils had the tools, most if not all of them could by now have set fees to recover the full...
BUSINESS
Levelling up requires 'meaningful' devolution, business group says
By William Eichler | 20 February 2024
Business leaders have called for ‘meaningful decision-making powers’ to be devolved to local auth...
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£100,731 to £104,625
You will join a values-driven senior leadership team, providing visible and responsive leadership. Apply for this job
Housing Ombudsman
£130,095 per annum, negotiable based on experience.
The Housing Ombudsman Service allows colleagues to choose if they wish to work in the London office, from home or a hybrid of the two Apply for this job
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We are seeking an exceptional and forward‑thinking Group Manager for Access and Multiple Vulnerabilities to join our Children & Families Service. Apply for this job
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