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LEADERSHIP
Local partnerships under fire
By Blair McPherson | 02 December 2025
What happened when a health partner agency went public to criticise the local council? Blair McPh...
NCASC
In search of social care leaders
By Frazer Thouard | 27 November 2025
Jayne McCabe and Frazer Thouard dissect the shifting recruitment landscape for directors of adult...
INTERVENTION
Council at risk of MHCLG intervention backs urgent reforms
By William Eichler | 21 November 2025
Isle of Wight Council has backed urgent reforms after an independent report warned it risked Gove...
CHIEF EXECUTIVES
Stalled salaries risk weakening councils' top talent pool
By Paul Marinko | 20 November 2025
The news that council chief executives' salaries are failing to keep pace with inflation will onl...
CHIEF EXECUTIVES
EXCLUSIVE: Chiefs' pay slump
By Dan Peters | 20 November 2025
Chief executives’ advertised salaries drop below four-year inflation rate, The MJ’s data analysis...
RECRUITMENT
Leading through LGR
By Amin Aziz | 20 November 2025
Amin Aziz says the complexity local government reorganisation brings is real – particularly in th...
AI
From FOMO to focused
By Andrew Walker | 17 November 2025
Councils need clear, structured AI strategies. To get it right, forget hype or hesitation, say Ro...
WORKFORCE
Former civil servant to get top council job
By Dan Peters | 14 November 2025
Bath & North East Somerset Council is expected to appoint its director of sustainable communities...
FINANCE
Council starts legal action over fair funding
By Dan Peters | 13 November 2025
Richmond upon Thames LBC has started the process for legal action against the Government’s propos...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
LGA faces change or terminal turmoil
By Heather Jameson | 13 November 2025
Heather Jameson says Joanna Killian's 'future operating model promises to deliver a more connecte...
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Executive Director of Children’s Services (DCS)
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