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POLITICS
Reform councils try to get ahead of DOGE reviews
By Joe Lepper | 12 June 2025
Two Reform-led councils have started their own DOGE-style efficiency reviews ahead of a visit fro...
FINANCE
Treading the financial balancing tightrope
By Adele Taylor | 11 June 2025
Cool heads, professional advice, honesty and practicality will all need to be tools in the kitbag...
FINANCE
Spending Review: Reeves pledges to put sector on 'sustainable footing'
By Heather Jameson | 11 June 2025
Health, defence and schools were the big winners in the Spending Review, but Whitehall claimed it...
FINANCE
Spending Review: £39bn funding boost for social and affordable housing
By Paul Marinko | 11 June 2025
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced a £39bn investment in social and affordable housing over t...
REORGANISATION
Vagueness is a catalyst for conflict
By By David Brown | 11 June 2025
David Brown says reorganisation brings a huge amount at risk and is a process that 'could lock in...
SPENDING REVIEW
Lighting up imagination
By Sarah Longlands | 11 June 2025
The Spending Review should be a springboard for innovation in public service, writes Sarah Longla...
REORGANISATION
Reorganisation savings warning
By Dan Peters | 10 June 2025
The most senior district councillor in the country has warned it could take up to a decade before...
FINANCE
Rates reset could force 'deep cuts'
By Dan Peters | 10 June 2025
Local authorities will be forced to make ‘deep cuts to important services’ if the Government push...
POLITICS
Yusuf returns to Reform to lead DOGE team
By William Eichler | 09 June 2025
Reform UK’s Zia Yusuf will return to the party to run its team tasked with scrutinising council f...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Councillors press minister on SEND costs
By Martin Ford | 06 June 2025
A minister was pressed on financial challenges posed by children’s services when she appeared bef...
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Head of Early Years and Early Help
£90,126 - £98,319
Merton is an Ofsted rated ‘Outstanding’ authority—yet it is our ambition, our humility, and our drive to keep learning that truly define us. Apply for this job
Strategic Director of Finance Operations
£117,061 - £129,288
Nottingham is a bold, vibrant, and exciting Core City at the heart of the UK, alive with potential and ambition. Apply for this job
Strategic Director of Finance Strategy
£117,061 - £129,288
Nottingham is a bold, vibrant, and exciting Core City at the heart of the UK, alive with potential and ambition. Apply for this job
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