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LOCAL GOVERNMENT

A year to remember...

By Martin Ford | 17 December 2025

A devolution priority programme combined with a wider council reorganisation that could be seen f...

FINANCE

Council tax prison call

By Dan Peters | 11 December 2025

England should follow Scotland and Wales in scrapping the sanction of imprisonment for non-paymen...

COUNCIL TAX

Tackling the debt tightrope

By Emily Whitford | 11 December 2025

Council tax arrears have continued to rise, says Emily Whitford. She argues that it’s time for a ...

FINANCE

Don't let lack of cash fail Total Place 2.0

By Heather Jameson | 04 December 2025

Reeves was never going to magic up a solution to public sector funding woes in the Budget, 'but t...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Go North!

By Zoe Billingham | 04 December 2025

This Budget makes one thing clear: the Government is throwing its weight behind the North. Zoë Bi...

BUDGET 2025

Responsibility without autonomy

By Jonathan Carr-West | 02 December 2025

Despite the Government’s promises of devolution, the Budget treated councils as mere delivery age...

BUDGET 2025

The Budget: A step towards fiscal devo

By Heather Jameson | 02 December 2025

The Budget took its first steps towards local government finance reform and Total Place 2.0, but ...

BUDGET 2025

Budget: Key Cities seek funding that reflects real pressures

By Cllr John Merry | 01 December 2025

Support for regional growth is welcome, but more must be done to address real pressures facing lo...

BUDGET 2025

Budget: Council tax, levies and local accountability

By Iain Murray | 01 December 2025

The Budget announcements on the ‘mansion tax’, the visitor levy and SEND suggested a system stuck...

BUDGET 2025

Rachel Reeves: The Queen of fiscal drag

By Mike Emmerich | 28 November 2025

The chancellor may have done respectably on putting the public finances on a more secure long-ter...

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frederica-diamanta

Executive Director of Place and Customer

up to £179,404 per annum

Shape the Future of Essex. Drive climate action. Deliver for our communities. Apply for this job

Essex County Council

Director of Social Work and Social Care

£100,731 to £104,625

You will join a values-driven senior leadership team, providing visible and responsive leadership. Apply for this job

Trafford Council

Content Designer

Grade J £48,003 - £53,172

This is an exciting time to join Barnet as we grow our Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) capabilities Apply for this job

Barnet London Borough Council

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