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ECONOMIC GROWTH
Throw a lifeline – business rates reform and high streets renewal
By Jonathan Werran | 02 October 2023
A fringe panel event in Liverpool next week will focus thinking on what system of business taxati...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Give cities the power to boost growth, says Haldane
By Heather Jameson | 28 September 2023
Giving city leaders new powers – including the ability to raise their own taxes – could boost the...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Leaping to a four-day week
By Sarah Longlands | 27 September 2023
CLES is permanently adopting a four-day working week, and Sarah Longlands says there is no reason...
FINANCE
Bumpy ride for Brum
By Mark Conrad | 27 September 2023
Mark Conrad looks at what form intervention at Birmingham City Council is likely to take.
ECONOMIC GROWTH
There is still time to act on climate change
By Ian Fytche | 27 September 2023
The Prime Minister may have rowed back on key net zero policies. But Ian Fytche says that with le...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
A community route to net zero transition
By Tim Davies-Pugh | 27 September 2023
Councils can tackle social inequality and the climate emergency and promote a just transition to ...
CLIMATE CHANGE
Central Government should 'step aside on net zero if it won't step up'
By Ann McGauran | 26 September 2023
If central Government ‘won't step up’ it should stand aside and allow local and regional leaders ...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Perfect place
By Jonathan Werran | 22 September 2023
Jonathan Werran reports from a policy event that teased out how lessons from the past could indic...
PLANNING
Peers approve levelling up Bill
By Mark Conrad | 22 September 2023
Peers have approved the amended Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill – leaving ministers seeking a ...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
People want, expect and deserve change
By Ryan Swift | 22 September 2023
New research shows it’s clear that communities are still too painfully aware that our economy and...
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Corporate Director of Children’s Services
Competitive Salary
You will be joining a council that is fully committed to improvement and where delivering the best start in life for children and young people Apply for this job
Fire Safety Lead
£53,051- £57,372 per annum
Working closely with a broader compliance team, you will lead on the management and assurance of fire safety across the Council's estate. Apply for this job
Quantity Surveyor
£40,444 - £43,149 per annum + £4,370.75 Market supplement reviewed annually
Working within both the Major Works & Assets teams Apply for this job
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