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ECONOMIC GROWTH
From national ambition to local delivery
By Tom Newman-Taylor | 10 September 2025
Tom Newman-Taylor says the East Midlands Freeport is driving clean growth, investment and job cre...
PUBLIC SERVICE REFORM
The Test, Learn and Grow programme is unlikely to shift the dial on its own
By Abdool Kara | 08 September 2025
Abdool Kara says the Labour manifesto promised a mission-led government, 'but there is little evi...
DEVOLUTION
Local growth plans must show benefit to communities
By Joe Lepper | 08 September 2025
Experts have urged strategic authorities (SA) to ensure their blueprints for local growth ‘do mor...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Mobilising the power of local government, universities and businesses to deliver growth
By Jon Pickstone | 01 September 2025
Jon Pickstone looks at the importance of local government’s role working in partnership with univ...
FINANCE
Getting fiscal devolution right
By Luke Raikes | 28 August 2025
Luke Raikes says local tax powers can help revive the places Whitehall abandoned, and he proposes...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
North-South should be less them and us, and more all of us
By Heather Jameson | 18 August 2025
Heather Jameson says: 'A northern office could help pop the Westminster bubble – a step that can ...
DEVOLUTION
Cornwall charts its own devo course
By Heather Jameson | 13 August 2025
Cornwall Council resisted the conventional route to devolution, striking its own deal without a m...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Looking beyond growth
By Sarah Longlands | 07 August 2025
In an era of no growth, we need to love the economy we have, writes Sarah Longlands.
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Putting the spotlight on place
By Ann McGauran | 06 August 2025
The Government is pushing on with a flurry of policy reforms, but leader of the sector’s place di...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
A missed opportunity?
By Dawn Redpath | 31 July 2025
The Government must look beyond its heartlands in its efforts to drive growth, says Dawn Redpath.
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Director of People Services
£106,305 - £116,305
This pivotal leadership role will drive the development and delivery of our People Strategy Apply for this job
Service Manager – Quality Assurance & Practice Development
£54,994 - £62,777 per annum
Lead excellence in social work practice and help shape continuous improvement across Children’s Services. Apply for this job
Chief Executive
c.£235,000
In April 2027, West Surrey Council will become one of England's largest new unitary authorities Apply for this job
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