Title
PLANNING
Required: some real radicalism
By Dr Simon Kaye | 17 October 2023
Dr Simon Kaye reflects on the recent round of political party conferences and argues that a coher...
PLANNING
Labour to 'put communities in control'
By Martin Ford | 10 October 2023
A raft of new mayors, combined authorities and devolved powers will be on offer should Labour win...
WHITEHALL
Bentley insists level two devolution 'best option' for county
By Dan Peters | 21 September 2023
Essex CC’s Conservative leader Kevin Bentley has insisted that a level two devolution deal is the...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Collaborative growth engines
By Tim Pope | 21 August 2023
Irrespective of the model for delivering the functions of LEPs, transferring responsibility into...
PEOPLE
Chief officer appointed for East Midlands devolution
By Martin Ford | 11 August 2023
Mark Rogers has been appointed as the interim chief officer of the East Midlands devolution progr...
LEGISLATION
County shelves combined authority plans
By Heather Jameson | 26 July 2023
Warwickshire CC has shelved plans to join the West Midlands Combined Authority due to a tight tim...
COMBINED AUTHORITY
Further Government defeats in Lords over levelling up Bill
By Martin Ford | 14 July 2023
Conservative peer Baroness McIntosh received cross-party approval for her proposed amendment to e...
DEVOLUTION
Warwickshire in talks over WMCA move
By Heather Jameson | 04 July 2023
Senior Government ministers are brokering talks between Mayor Andy Street and Warwickshire CC as ...
FINANCE
Power through partnership
By Tom Riordan | 04 July 2023
More than a decade after the Commission on the Future of Local Government, and as we advance towa...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
Opportunity knocks for the sector
27 June 2023
Ahead of next week’s Local Government Association (LGA) annual conference in Bournemouth, The MJ ...
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Director of Law and Governance
up to £140,445 per annum
Leading with integrity. Governing with confidence. Delivering for Islington. Apply for this job
Chief Executive
c.£235,000
In April 2027, West Surrey Council will become one of England's largest new unitary authorities Apply for this job
Business Manager – Knowsley Safeguarding Children Partnership (KSCP)
£54,703 - £60,044
Knowsley Council is an award-winning Local Authority, named Local Authority of the Year in the Municipal Journal Awards 2024. Apply for this job
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