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HEALTH
Why mayors matter
By Paul Swinney | 08 April 2024
Polling shows the public wants more local control over policy decisions, and directly-elected may...
WHITEHALL
Government shelves rollout of council powers
By Chris Ames | 05 April 2024
The Department for Transport (DfT) has shelved the further rollout of powers for English councils...
ELECTIONS
Battle lines drawn for local elections
By Martin Ford | 03 April 2024
Rows over levelling up have dominated the opening clashes as campaigning kicked off for next mont...
CHIEF EXECUTIVES
Council chiefs receive cyber espionage warnings
By Mark Conrad | 03 April 2024
Council chiefs have been warned their email accounts, phones and computers will ‘almost certainly...
COUNCILLORS
'Business as usual' for Lancashire councillors despite resignations
By Mark Conrad | 02 April 2024
Councillors in Lancashire have insisted it will be ‘business as usual’ despite 20 resignations in...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Left and behind: women at work
By Sarah Longlands | 02 April 2024
Building gender equality and diversity into plans for economic growth has benefits for everyone, ...
ELECTIONS
Pre-elections: steering a path through comms
By Andy Allsopp | 28 March 2024
Andy Allsopp looks at the need for careful judgement from council communicators during the pre-el...
DEVOLUTION
Parties draw battlelines for local elections
By Martin Ford | 28 March 2024
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has given a speech in Dudley today following campaign launches by ...
ELECTIONS
Elections on cyber alert
By Mark Conrad | 26 March 2024
Ministers have warned this year’s local and national elections are 'not business as usual’ – as c...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Ready for a bright new dawn?
By Mike Emmerich | 26 March 2024
Rachel Reeves’ Mais lecture represented a clear shift away from New Labour towards an active stat...
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- All change: Reform UK projected to make huge gains as local elections get underway
- Local government: An age of electoral insecurity has started
- Labour election losses mount amid Reform surge
- Reform pledges to proritise Green councils for immigration detention centres
- CIPFA postpones members' merger vote
Assistant Director for Estate Strategy and Development
£71,202 - £77,495 per annum
Premium jobWe are seeking an ambitious and strategic leader to join our senior management team as Assistant Director for Estate Strategy & Development. Apply for this job
Assistant Director Housing
£111,533 to £119,774 plus relocation support
Housing is one of the most high profile and closely scrutinised areas in local government Apply for this job
Strategic Head of Finance and S151 Officer
Package up to £109,592
As the Section 151 Officer, you will play a key role in supporting the Council through its wider journey.. Apply for this job
- All change: Reform UK projected to make huge gains as local elections get underway
- Local government: An age of electoral insecurity has started
- Labour election losses mount amid Reform surge
- Reform pledges to proritise Green councils for immigration detention centres
- CIPFA postpones members' merger vote
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