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WHITEHALL

Clark: Time to simplify local government

By Heather Jameson | 14 June 2023

The time has come for local government reorganisation and for councils to be given more power, fo...

FINANCE

The uncertainty principle

By Sir Stephen Houghton | 13 June 2023

Council finances are fragile after 13 years of cuts and an extended period of uncertainty, and mu...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Stellar new story for Ashfield

By Theresa Hodgkinson | 13 June 2023

Ambition and focus are helping Ashfield drive transformational change despite a sluggish national...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

We need to be trusted more

By Ann McGauran | 13 June 2023

Councils may now risk an end to their borrowing freedoms, but ADEPT’s new president Anthony Payne...

PLANNING

That Bill and the dead hand of centralism

By Ian Miller | 13 June 2023

Such new powers as councils are given are limited either on the face of the Levelling Up and Rege...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Council funding plea ahead of LEP wind-down

By Dan Peters | 12 June 2023

Council directors have called for the Government to protect them from a financial hit as Local En...

WHITEHALL

Call for Government to scrap Levelling Up Fund bidding

By Dan Peters | 12 June 2023

Councils have called for the remaining £1bn in the Levelling Up Fund to be ‘allocated on the basi...

FINANCE

Long-term solution sought to drainage board pressure

By Dan Peters | 12 June 2023

Councils are seeking a ‘long-term solution’ as internal drainage boards (IDB) warn increasing ene...

WHITEHALL

Fire up Northern Powerhouse 2.0, urges Osborne

By Paul Marinko | 12 June 2023

Former chancellor George Osborne has urged the Government to ‘fire up Northern Powerhouse 2.0’ as...

WHITEHALL

Levelling up benefits of civil service relocation questioned

By Paul Marinko | 09 June 2023

The Institute for Government (IfG) think-tank has warned that civil service relocation out of Lon...

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frederica-diamanta

Chief Finance Officer (Section 151 Officer)

Competitive, with a package commensurate with experience

A career-defining leadership role in one of England’s most important new unitary authorities Apply for this job

Somerset Council

Counter Fraud and Trading Standards Manager

£62,766 - £69,984

Barnet is a borough with much to be proud of. Apply for this job

Barnet London Borough Council

Director of Housing

Competitive

Lead a housing service through regulatory scrutiny, cultural change, and operational complexity. Apply for this job

Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils

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