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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...

SIGOMA

The Recovery Grant: a vital tool to rebuild local communities

By Cllr Sir Stephen Houghton | 28 November 2025

Overall, the Government’s local government finance reforms appear to be a positive step forward o...

BUDGET 2025

Budget: Council tax surcharge to 'support funding for local government services'

By Dan Peters | 26 November 2025

Revenue from the high value council tax surcharge will be used to ‘support funding for local gove...

BUDGET 2025

Budget: Government to fund SEND

By Heather Jameson | 26 November 2025

Government will fully fund Special Educational Needs and Disabilities from 2028-29, cutting one o...

KEY CITIES

Councils are at breaking point and social care should be made a priority

By Cllr Mike Stonard | 24 November 2025

Ahead of the Autumn Budget, Key Cities portfolio holder for health and social care Cllr Mike Ston...

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Planning Strategy & Specialist Services Manager

HAY 2 up to £63,110

This is a senior role at the heart of Fenland’s place-shaping agenda. Apply for this job

Fenland District Council

Director of Law and Governance (Monitoring Officer)

£Competitive

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Cheshire East Council

Assistant Director for Estate Strategy and Development  

£71,202 - £77,495 per annum

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Derbyshire County Council

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frederica-diamanta

Planning Strategy & Specialist Services Manager

HAY 2 up to £63,110

This is a senior role at the heart of Fenland’s place-shaping agenda. Apply for this job

Fenland District Council

Director of Law and Governance (Monitoring Officer)

£Competitive

Choose Challenge. Choose Change. Choose Cheshire East. Apply for this job

Cheshire East Council

Assistant Director for Estate Strategy and Development  

£71,202 - £77,495 per annum

Premium jobWe are seeking an ambitious and strategic leader to join our senior management team as Assistant Director for Estate Strategy & Development. Apply for this job

Derbyshire County Council

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