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ECONOMIC GROWTH

£250bn and more devolution needed to tackle oncoming crisis

By Hiba Mahamadi | 28 May 2019

The Government needs to invest £250bn and commit to devolution if it is to tackle the jobs, housi...

FINANCE

Council tax system needs 'fundamental reform'

By Dan Peters | 16 May 2019

The council tax system is ‘highly regressive and unsustainable,’ and needs ‘fundamental reform,’ ...

WHITEHALL

Central-local relations at 'all-time low' - study

By Ann McGauran | 15 May 2019

The relationship between Whitehall and councils has broken down, with local leaders feeling ‘disr...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

We need a real debate on local taxes

By Piali Das Gupta | 15 May 2019

Piali Das Gupta argues that we need a more sophisticated balance of local revenue sources for loc...

FINANCE

Redressing the balance

By Ann McGauran | 15 May 2019

Localis’s report Hitting reset – a case for local leadership puts the argument for a complete tra...

FINANCE

Cut business rates, claims Treasury's Truss

By Heather Jameson | 09 May 2019

Business rates should be cut to support the private sector, chief secretary to the Treasury, Liz ...

WHITEHALL

The dead hand of centralism

By Steve Leach | 24 April 2019

Central Government must give up its ‘iron grip’ on local government finances and free councils up...

FINANCE

Doubts over new taxes to fund Commonwealth Games

By Martin Ford | 15 April 2019

New forms of tax are unlikely to fill a £40m hole in funding for the Commonwealth Games budget, c...

INFRASTRUCTURE

Speak up! Making the case for devolved infrastructure funding

By Sir John Armitt | 27 March 2019

This week's launch of the National Infrastructure Commission's Next Steps for Cities programme ro...

WHITEHALL

Local income tax best bet for fiscal devo - IFS

By Heather Jameson | 21 March 2019

Local income tax would be the best option for fiscal devolution if the Government wanted to hand ...

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frederica-diamanta

Chartered Civil Engineer – Highways Specialist

£65,000 - £80,000 based on experience.

We are looking for a driven and experienced Chartered Civil Engineer with a strong background in highways engineering to join our team. Apply for this job

W.D.M. Limited

Assistant Director, People

£96186.0000 - £104843.0000 per annum

Assistant Director, PeoplePermanent, Full TimeUp to £104,843 per annum Location: ChelmsfordWorking Style: Anywhere workerClosing Date: Sunday 2nd Nove Apply for this job

Essex County Council

Policy, Improvement and Risk Manager

£58,165 - £62,094

Are you ready to lead with purpose and make a real difference? Apply for this job

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council