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COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK
A golden chance for reform
By Cllr Stewart Young | 16 November 2020
The leaders of Cumbria, Somerset, and North Yorkshire Cllrs Stewart Young, David Fothergill and C...
FINANCE
Counties warn of dramatic frontline cuts
By Dan Peters | 11 November 2020
Just one in five County Councils’ Network (CCN) members are confident of agreeing a balanced budg...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Making Counties Count: Don't they Already?
By Colin Copus | 02 November 2020
Steve Leach and Colin Copus argue a move to county-based unitaries would ‘draw local government a...
COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK
Reorganisation battle lines drawn over think-tank report
By Dan Peters | 20 October 2020
The bitter war of words between counties and districts over reorganisation stepped up this week a...
COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK
Counties warn of test and trace 'missed opportunity'
By Martin Ford | 16 October 2020
Calls for more support for local contact tracing have been redoubled after the national system’s ...
WHITEHALL
Jenrick dashes county reorganisation hopes
By Dan Peters | 13 October 2020
Local government secretary Robert Jenrick has torpedoed plans for widespread reorganisation beyon...
COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK
Size isn't everything
By Paul Wheeler | 13 October 2020
If the advocates for 'big unitary' paused for a moment they may want to address the democratic ch...
COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK
Seeing social care through a different lens
By Cllr David Fothergill | 12 October 2020
Social care is much more than elderly people and hospital discharges, says Cllr David Fothergill....
WHITEHALL
Williams in reorganisation rescue bid to Boris
By Dan Peters | 28 September 2020
The County Councils’ Network’s (CCN) Conservative leader has made a brazen direct appeal to Prime...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Five ways to be ahead of the curve
By Sean Anstee | 23 September 2020
Ruth Morgan and Sean Anstee put forward five recommendations to consider when putting together pr...
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Package up to £109,592
As the Section 151 Officer, you will play a key role in supporting the Council through its wider journey.. Apply for this job
Director of Customer, Digital and Corporate Strategy
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