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KING'S SPEECH
Green shoots?
By Martin Ford | 23 July 2024
Planning and devolution were two of the key themes of last week’s King’s Speech, with a host of B...
DEVOLUTION
Minister voices concern over districts' role in devolution
By Martin Ford | 18 July 2024
District councils should be handed a greater role in devolution talks, a minister has said.
COUNCIL TAX
Scrap council tax referendum limits, says DCN
By William Eichler | 03 July 2024
District councils should have the powers to increase council tax referendum limits to at least 10...
GENERAL ELECTION
Districts look forward to early collaboration with a new government
By Trevor Holden | 03 July 2024
Centrally-conceived policies have a greater chance of success if worked on collaboratively with l...
WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: Housing directors association being explored by LGA
By Dan Peters | 25 June 2024
The Local Government Association (LGA) is exploring the creation of an association of housing dir...
PLANNING
Labour set to build like it's 1945
By Paul Marinko | 28 May 2024
As the General Election race kicks into gear, Labour hopes its new towns policy will prove the so...
WHITEHALL
Government's waste reform timetable is rubbish
By Cllr Sam Chapman-Allen | 21 May 2024
The Government's proposed timetable for waste reform is every bit as rubbish as I had feared, wri...
FINANCE
Sort out housing through invest-to-save
By Tracy Bingham | 07 May 2024
As the sector's macro financial dilemma becomes more widely and better understood, so too should ...
WHITEHALL
LGA lobbied over income tax devolution amid White Paper preparations
By Dan Peters | 22 April 2024
The Local Government Association’s (LGA) White Paper should make the case for councils to receive...
DISTRICT COUNCILS' NETWORK
Looking forward to the next 50 years of districts
By Sam Chapman-Allen | 08 April 2024
As his council, Breckland, celebrates it's 50th anniversary, Cllr Sam Chapman-Allen looks to what...
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- LGA's first chair Lord Beecham dies
- Corporate Peer Challenge: Going boldly on in Bristol
- EXCLUSIVE: Ministers face legal threat as furious Sussex leaders demand answers on reorganisation delay
- Councils can't deliver better public understanding of AI without resource
- From market town to modern destination: Barnsley's bold rebirth
Head of Internal Communications
£59,526 - £74,040 per year
Southwark Council is strengthening how it communicates with staff and residents... Apply for this job
Head of Change
£69,537 - £86,766 per yea
Southwark is delivering an ambitious transformation programme to improve services and deliver financial sustainability. Apply for this job
Head of Data, Performance and Insight
£69,537 - £86,766 per year
Southwark is strengthening how it uses data, insight and performance information to support better decision-making and improve outcomes for residents. Apply for this job
- LGA's first chair Lord Beecham dies
- Corporate Peer Challenge: Going boldly on in Bristol
- EXCLUSIVE: Ministers face legal threat as furious Sussex leaders demand answers on reorganisation delay
- Councils can't deliver better public understanding of AI without resource
- From market town to modern destination: Barnsley's bold rebirth
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