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WHITEHALL
Simplifying local growth's funding maze
By Jack Shaw | 14 September 2022
Jack Shaw says local government is not to blame for the failure so far to deliver most of the 477...
WHITEHALL
Trust should underpin all our relationships
By Cllr Sam Chapman-Allen | 13 September 2022
The arrival of Prime Minister Liz Truss and the new Cabinet offers us an opportunity to keep on p...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Birmingham has no alternative other than to declare a cost of living crisis
By Cllr Ian Ward | 12 September 2022
As Birmingham City Council declares a cost of living emergency, leader Ian Ward says the Prime Mi...
PLANNING
Simon Clarke's clarity of purpose may be just what is required
By Duncan Flynn | 12 September 2022
Duncan Flynn looks at the scale of the task facing the new secretary of state for levelling up Si...
FINANCE
Truss must put councils on a firm financial footing
By Heather Jameson | 06 September 2022
If the Government wants to measure councils' performance, then bring it on, says Heather Jameson....
WHITEHALL
Guarded welcome for new local government secretary Clarke
By Mark Whitehead | 06 September 2022
The sector has given new local government secretary Simon Clarke a guarded welcome after he was a...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
The harvest of our community farm will be a widespread one
By Gill Kneller | 06 September 2022
East Hampshire DC's community farm plan will create an opportunity that brings its corporate stra...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Trading standards - market regulator and champion of fairness
By Cllr Jenny Hannaby | 05 September 2022
Now more than ever, councils’ trading standards service is essential to our economy and the envir...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
East Midlands' great big deal
05 September 2022
It’s a 30-year £1.14bn devolution deal for large parts of the East Midlands. Ben Bradley talks to...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Local government 'over-centralised'
By William Eichler | 02 September 2022
Local government is over-centralised, inefficient and under-resourced, a new report has said.
Director of Adult Social Care (DASS)
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Director of Education & Skills
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An ambitious, high-performing council where education, inclusion and skills are central to shaping the future of the borough. Apply for this job
Director of Prosperity and Investment
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Director of Adult Social Care (DASS)
up to circa £114,000
An ambitious, innovative council where Adult Social Care is central to shaping the future of the borough. Apply for this job
Director of Education & Skills
up to circa £114,000
An ambitious, high-performing council where education, inclusion and skills are central to shaping the future of the borough. Apply for this job
Director of Prosperity and Investment
up to circa £114,000
An ambitious council delivering growth, regeneration and investment at scale. Apply for this job
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