FINANCE

Who can solve the council tax conundrum?

By Jon Rowney | 13 March 2024

In the latest of The MJ’s series outlining a new vision for local government, drawing from the Ly...

COUNCIL TAX

Limited exemptions for empty homes powers

By Mark Conrad | 11 March 2024

Councils will face only a limited number of exemptions from new powers allowing them to levy high...

FINANCE

Daring to be bold

By Piali Das Gupta | 06 March 2024

The MJ’s series on building a new vision for local government, drawing from the 2007 Lyons Review...

FINANCE

Council funding crisis 'existential'

By Martin Ford | 01 March 2024

Local government’s funding crisis threatens to derail ambitions to level up the north of England,...

FINANCE

Scottish Budget 'not good' for communities

By Dan Peters | 28 February 2024

Next year’s Scottish Budget is ‘not good’ for communities, council leaders have said.

WHITEHALL

What the Budget will mean for councils

By David Phillips | 27 February 2024

David Phillips says a focus on tax cuts in the upcoming Budget does not mean councils will go com...

SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP OF MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES

Cuts put hard squeeze on most deprived councils

By Cllr Sir Stephen Houghton | 27 February 2024

New analysis reveals upper tier local authorities in the most deprived decile have seen a real-te...

SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP OF MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES

14 years on: The 'winners' and 'losers'

By Maks Wieczorski | 27 February 2024

New data shows how £13.9bn of cumulative cuts in local authority funding in the 14 years since 20...

COUNCIL TAX

Budget: Expect plenty of smoke and mirrors politics

By Zoe Billingham | 27 February 2024

The sector should expect more tax cutting smoke and mirror solutions at this year’s Budget, says ...

WHITEHALL

Fresh wave of devolution could reduce regional inequalities, says report

By Martin Ford | 27 February 2024

An overhaul of the local government system and a fresh wave of devolution have been put forward a...

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frederica-diamanta

Head of Community Cohesion

£66,811 - £73,164

Are you our new Head of Community Cohesion? Apply for this job

Brighton & Hove City Council

Principal Planning Officer

£49,421 to £66,900 and car allowance of £5,280

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Fenland District Council

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