Title
FINANCE
Listen to the local
By Sir Bob Neill | 23 October 2023
Party conferences are long on rhetoric but leave local government with more questions than answer...
WHITEHALL
Welsh councils to wait for tourism tax
By Dan Peters | 23 October 2023
Tourism taxes will not be in place in Wales until 2027, the Welsh Government has estimated.
INFRASTRUCTURE
Government advisers back fiscal devolution
By Martin Ford | 23 October 2023
Fiscal devolution should be ramped up to enable local authorities to develop transport networks, ...
PLANNING
Giving power away: Labour needs to turn rhetoric into reality
By Ross Mudie | 16 October 2023
Labour needs to articulate a more concrete vision for how they would go further and faster on dev...
BUSINESS
London Councils eyes apprenticeship levy devolution
By Dan Peters | 09 October 2023
London Councils has named securing devolution of the apprenticeship levy to its boroughs to fund ...
WHITEHALL
Centralisation is not a cosy cocoon
By Jessica Studdert | 27 September 2023
When Detroit went bust it seemed to prove the riskiness of local self-government, says Jessica St...
WHITEHALL
Smith calls for boroughs to be handed vehicle excise duty share
By Dan Peters | 15 September 2023
Devolved funding from vehicle excise duty should be allocated directly to the capital’s 32 boroug...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Beware the allure of fiscal freedoms
By Charlotte Alldritt | 11 September 2023
Without boosting local government, plans for financial devolution at a time of such national econ...
FINANCE
South East Councils to consider devolution of vehicle excise duty
By Dan Peters | 01 September 2023
The devolution of vehicle excise duty (VED) will be among the options expected to be considered b...
FINANCE
Power through partnership
By Tom Riordan | 04 July 2023
More than a decade after the Commission on the Future of Local Government, and as we advance towa...
Communities Locality Lead
£53,051 - £57,372 per annum
We’re looking for an inspiring, community‑focused leader to join our Localities Service as the Communities team Locality Lead for Selby & Ainsty. Apply for this job
Director of Place
£125k plus Distant Islands Allowance
This is a key strategic role in supporting the economic success of our islands Apply for this job
South-East London Fostering Hub Programme Manager
PO6 (£54,267 - £57,402)
The role will provide strong programme management oversight, ensuring projects are well planned, effectively delivered a Apply for this job
- Labour Conference: McMahon will 'come back stronger' on LGR
- Labour Conference: Burnham's shift to universal care
- Gloucester City Council left without leader
- Downgrading councils who use illegal children's homes holds sector to 'unattainable standard'
- Neighbourhood health must tackle the inequalities on Whitehall's doorstep
Communities Locality Lead
£53,051 - £57,372 per annum
We’re looking for an inspiring, community‑focused leader to join our Localities Service as the Communities team Locality Lead for Selby & Ainsty. Apply for this job
Director of Place
£125k plus Distant Islands Allowance
This is a key strategic role in supporting the economic success of our islands Apply for this job
South-East London Fostering Hub Programme Manager
PO6 (£54,267 - £57,402)
The role will provide strong programme management oversight, ensuring projects are well planned, effectively delivered a Apply for this job
- Labour Conference: McMahon will 'come back stronger' on LGR
- Labour Conference: Burnham's shift to universal care
- Gloucester City Council left without leader
- Downgrading councils who use illegal children's homes holds sector to 'unattainable standard'
- Neighbourhood health must tackle the inequalities on Whitehall's doorstep
©2026 Hemming Group Limited. Registered in England and Wales. Registered No: 490200. VAT number GB342 023 408
