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COHESION
Can Britain's cohesion drive stop the next riot?
By Paul Marinko | 13 August 2025
The Government’s cohesion taskforce promises a fresh approach to healing divisions – but councils...
PUBLIC SERVICE REFORM
Talking Total Place
By Helen Bailey | 30 July 2025
Helen Bailey reflects on the first iteration of Total Place, and says it is in the cracks between...
EQUALITIES
Land of opportunity
By Sarah Murphy-Brookman | 25 July 2025
The Opportunity Bucks initiative was set up to improve outcomes for those experiencing the most h...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Putting children front and centre
By Cllr Hannah Dalton | 23 July 2025
The District Councils’ Network has joined with the Staff College to create a route map for counci...
REORGANISATION
The politics of process
By Jonathan Carr-West | 23 July 2025
Local government reorganisation offers an opportunity to deliver better services – and it must be...
POLICY
'Community power key to pushing out populism'
By Neil Merrick | 22 July 2025
More participatory democracy and a genuine transfer of power to neighbourhoods and communities is...
COMMUNITIES
Sharing power with the people
By Cllr Dom Ford | 21 July 2025
Cllr Dom Ford sets out how Adur and Worthing councils are unlocking the power of communities and ...
HOUSING
Reclaiming homes and rebuilding lives
By Cllr John Woolf | 16 July 2025
Cllr John Woolf says Islington’s buy-back scheme is believed to be the largest in England and the...
COHESION
Councils fear riots repeat
By Neil Merrick | 15 July 2025
Councils fear a repeat of last summer’s riots without ‘significant government investment in commu...
COHESION
After the riots
By Martin Ford | 08 July 2025
A session at last week’s LGA conference in Liverpool heard insights from one place impacted by la...
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- Local government reorganisation: Financial sustainability amid uncertainty
- EXCLUSIVE: Chiefs push for councils to be viewed equally as Government seeks to rewire the state
- Local government reorganisation: Keeping services options open
- LGA proposes alternative to commissioners
- Local government reorganisation review nears completion
Head of Economic Development
£91,977 - £95,592
We’re looking for somebody who can build local and regional networks and foster positive relationships Apply for this job
Head of Leisure & Culture
£103,263 - £107,322
A major part of the role is fulfilling the role of ‘client’ in relation to our outsourced Leisure and Culture provision Apply for this job
Head of Estates
£91,977 - £95,592
You’ll bring clear and focused leadership to a small team, shaping a more systematic approach to estate management Apply for this job
- Local government reorganisation: Financial sustainability amid uncertainty
- EXCLUSIVE: Chiefs push for councils to be viewed equally as Government seeks to rewire the state
- Local government reorganisation: Keeping services options open
- LGA proposes alternative to commissioners
- Local government reorganisation review nears completion
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