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WHITEHALL

Pride, innovation... and disappointment

By Karen Fuller | 15 February 2023

Karen Fuller sets out Oxfordshire CC’s experiences of preparing to pilot social care charging ref...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Playing the postcode lottery

By Tim Pope | 17 January 2023

Tim Pope says the postcode lottery argument should be used locally to develop breakthrough innova...

FINANCE

Time to get serious about inclusive growth

By Ben Lucas | 10 January 2023

Despite the problems confronting local places, Ben Lucas believes there are grounds for optimism.

WHITEHALL

Future Forum North: Build individual relationships with mandarins

By Paul Marinko | 02 December 2022

Councils need to build individual relationships with Whitehall civil servants if they want to ach...

INNOVATION

Council leaders welcome innovation programme call

By William Eichler | 23 November 2022

Council leaders have welcomed a call to build on the children’s social care innovation programme.

FINANCE

Data focus for LRF innovation fund

By Martin Ford | 25 October 2022

Officials have published updated information on the Local Resilience Forum (LRF) Innovation Fund.

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Everything, everywhere, all at once

By Jonathan Werran | 28 September 2022

Jonathan Werran asks if the political need for a short-term fix on growth policy obscures the eco...

INFRASTRUCTURE

Steps towards a smart city

By Ashley Feldman | 08 August 2022

Ashley Feldman says smart cities have brilliant and sometimes unexpected benefits if done right, ...

WHITEHALL

Unpaid carers promised fresh support

By Mark Conrad | 05 July 2022

Councils were this week urged to bid for pilot cash from a £25m innovation fund to develop locali...

BUSINESS

Unlocking public services' potential

By Dominic Campbell | 29 June 2022

Our public services should be the envy of the private sector, and it is up to us to unleash our o...

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frederica-diamanta

Chief Executive

£188,227

Cumberland is a special place Apply for this job

Cumberland Council

Head of Operational Services

Head of Operational Services

South Derbyshire District Council is seeking an ambitious and commercially minded Head of Operational Services Apply for this job

South Derbyshire District Council

Service Director – Property and Business Support Services

£86,955 – £94,552 per annum

You’ll have a rare opportunity to influence how an entire council uses its assets Apply for this job

South Gloucestershire Council

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