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BUDGET 2025

Budget: Mayors to get tourist tax powers

By William Eichler | 26 November 2025

England’s regional mayors will soon have the power to introduce a levy on overnight stays in hote...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Reed lobbies Treasury over fiscal devolution

By Dan Peters | 12 November 2025

Local government secretary Steve Reed has made the case to the Treasury for devolving fiscal powe...

DEVOLUTION

Tourist tax could pave way to greater fiscal devolution

By Martin Ford | 28 October 2025

Enabling mayors in England to levy tourist taxes could pave the way for greater fiscal devolution...

MAYORS

Metro mayors show what real change looks like

By Andrew Carter | 30 September 2025

Andrew Carter says that as national politicians debate abstract promises, metro mayors are delive...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Dear secretary of state - part 1

By Dr Simon Kaye | 30 September 2025

Secretary of state for housing, communities and local government, Steve Reed, has a lot on his pl...

DEVOLUTION

Stronger devo can solve the London problem

By Patrick Diamond | 23 September 2025

Relationships between the capital and Whitehall may have improved but its underpowered mayoralty ...

DEVOLUTION

There are ways to improve the Devo Bill

By Zoe Billingham | 29 August 2025

Devolution is heading in the right direction but still needs to mature and go further, says Zoë B...

FINANCE

Getting fiscal devolution right

By Luke Raikes | 28 August 2025

Luke Raikes says local tax powers can help revive the places Whitehall abandoned, and he proposes...

POLICY

Call for tourism tax to help reverse austerity

By Izzy Lepone | 06 August 2025

The introduction of a tourist tax would help reverse austerity’s ‘heavy toll’ on councils, the Au...

DEVOLUTION

Local government needs genuine devo

By Louise Gittins | 25 July 2025

The Local Government Association 'supports devolution where governance is local by default, with ...

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frederica-diamanta

Executive Director of Children’s Services (DCS)

£149,000 – £175,000

This is a defi ning leadership opportunity in a borough with real momentum Apply for this job

Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council

Registered Manager - Children's Home - WMF2945e

£51,356 - £52,413 (plus an additional market factor supplement of £7,842)

Are you looking for a role that offers more than just career progression? Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council

Director of Quality and Safeguarding

£100,731 - £104,625

Trafford is a borough with ambition at its heart. Apply for this job

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