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WHITEHALL
When the jury is still out
By John Stewart | 01 August 2007
In ‘Brown’s constitutional challenge’ (The MJ, 21 June), we put forward tests to assess Gordon B...
WHITEHALL
Comparing Lyons to Layfield
By John Stewart | 12 April 2007
The Lyons report is a major contribution to the development of local government in the 20th centu...
WHITEHALL
Hello to the bye-laws
By John Stewart | 28 February 2007
New powers to enact bye-laws without Whitehall permission could be a boon to local authorities’ ‘...
WHITEHALL
Making friends and influencing people
By John Stewart | 10 January 2007
No-one has explained why it was essential to issue the White Paper on local government in October.
WHITEHALL
Free the mayoral chains
By John Stewart | 20 December 2006
The Government is pushing for directly-elected mayors – and there is talk of directly-elected cab...
WHITEHALL
Putting a dampener on structure
By John Stewart | 13 December 2006
Few have commented on the local government White Paper’s new option for political structures – th...
WHITEHALL
Will they learn to listen?
By John Stewart | 08 November 2006
George Jones and John Stewart welcome the Local Government White paper
HEALTH
Bevan's U-turn
By John Stewart | 26 September 2006
In 1954, Labour’s pioneer of the NHS, Aneurin Bevan, wrote an article in the-then Municipal Journ...
FINANCE
Held to accountability
By John Stewart | 11 September 2006
George Jones and John Stewart – who were on the original Layfield Committee looking into local go...
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- EXCLUSIVE: Ministers face legal threat as furious Sussex leaders demand answers on reorganisation delay
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- Whitehall looking to collaborate with councils on cohesion
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Director of Education and Inclusion
£120,901
Premium jobAs we move into a new era built on the strengths and ambition of our borough, we are seeking an outstanding Director of Education... Apply for this job
Engineering Team Manager (Network Co-ordination)
£53,460 - £56,732 per annum
Premium jobWe are looking for an enthusiastic and highly driven candidate to join our Highways Asset Management team at Calderdale Council. Apply for this job
Joint Chief Planning Officer
£85,456 - £92,027
Across Torfaen and Blaenau Gwent in South Wales, our councils are doing something genuinely different. Apply for this job
- EXCLUSIVE: Ministers face legal threat as furious Sussex leaders demand answers on reorganisation delay
- Calls grow to fast-track reorganisation in Kent
- Whitehall looking to collaborate with councils on cohesion
- Corporate Peer Challenge: Going boldly on in Bristol
- LCN chair: CCN existence 'illogical'
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