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DEVOLUTION
Putting 'power to the people' into practice
By Jim McMahon | 13 December 2016
Election results the world over are revealing a serious divide between communities and the politi...
FINANCE
The long road back
13 December 2016
The Autumn Statement may have given little cheer to local government, but the spring Budget may h...
FINANCE
Taxpayers' Alliance calls for local income tax
By Michael Burton | 13 December 2016
The Taxpayers’ Alliance has called for local government to have the power to levy a local income ...
DEVOLUTION
Dugdale: Reverse attack on local democracy
By Sam Clayden | 07 December 2016
The Scottish Labour leader has outlined radical plans to reshape the UK into a federal state and ...
FINANCE
Taking the temperature at The MJ's Future Forum North
By Michael Burton | 06 December 2016
Editorial director Michael Burton on what he learnt from our latest event
FINANCE
Lessons from Layfield – 40 years on
By John Stewart | 06 December 2016
It is 40 years since the Layfield Commission on local government finance report. George Jones and...
BUSINESS
Leeds approves £64m to fund growth schemes
By Jamie Hailstone | 06 December 2016
Local authority and business leaders in Leeds have approved £64m of new infrastructure and job-cr...
BUSINESS
The Northern Powerhouse must be driven from within
By Ed Cox | 06 December 2016
Questions about the virtues of the Northern Powerhouse may have eased off, but Ed Cox says its ti...
HUMOUR
Percy's a glass half full guy
06 December 2016
Northern Powerhouse minister Andrew Percy may have left Twitter due to trolls, but that hasn’t st...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
LGA split over mayoral devolution
By Dominic Browne | 06 December 2016
Senior figures at the Local Government Association (LGA) are divided over whether to continue to ...
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Chief Quality Officer
£150,892 plus car allowance (£8,153-£10,192)
At Alternative Futures Group, we believe quality is not measured by processes alone. It is measured by the difference we make to people's lives. Apply for this job
Executive Director Adult Social Care and Health (DASS)
£161,239 - £177,363 plus benefits
This is not a maintenance role. It is a transformation leadership opportunity: to bring services and cultures together. Apply for this job
Assistant Director of Legal and Governance (Deputy Monitoring Officer)
£91,639 to £99,427
We are seeking someone with a strong grounding in local government law and governance, or experience gained in a similar environment. Apply for this job
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