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WHITEHALL
Brabin calls for post-COVID devo deal
By Dan Peters | 24 January 2022
England’s first ever female metro mayor has called for a post-COVID devolution deal with new powe...
BUSINESS
LEPs claim survival chances boosted
By Dan Peters | 24 January 2022
Local enterprise partnerships (LEP) believe their survival chances have been boosted after a meet...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
Democracy needs to have value
By Paul Shevlin | 18 January 2022
Many of those who are elected to public office seem to be increasingly remote from the people the...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
Erosion of honesty is a destroyer of democracy
By Heather Jameson | 18 January 2022
Heather Jameson says Sheffield City Council was repeatedly asked about the chief executive’s atte...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
A mismatch between motive and facts on voter ID
By Stephen Weigel | 17 January 2022
‘Partygate’ and rule breaking may be a major distraction from electoral proposals that may disenf...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
It feels like we're going backwards on 'hybrid' council meetings
By Quentin Baker | 11 January 2022
There appears to be no momentum to urgently provide councillors with the choice to attend meeting...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
Trust matters
By Claire Kober | 11 January 2022
Claire Kober says that we 'battle the latest phase of a global pandemic, it matters that we have ...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
Rebooting council electoral services in Bracknell
By Ann Moore | 04 January 2022
Ann Moore outlines why Bracknell Forest Council took the decision to invest in a technological en...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
Bristol to hold mayoral referendum next year
By Dan Peters | 08 December 2021
Bristol City Council will hold a referendum in May on whether to keep its 10-year-old mayoral mod...
WHITEHALL
Trust in democracy is under threat - and local government is not immune
By Graeme McDonald | 07 December 2021
Solace will continue to push the Government to respond to the Committee for Standards in Public L...
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- April 2029 vesting day for all areas as ministers recommit to reorganisation
- Budget 2026: High streets to benefit from greater business rates relief
- Budget 2026: Fiscal Devolution Roadmap published and new mayors announced
- Budget 2026: Healey's first Budget delivers fiscal devo vision
- Budget 2026: Chancellor confirms £285m Good Growth funding
Director of People & Organisational Development
Up to £120,000 per annum
Design the people foundations of a new organisation before they become someone else’s legacy. Apply for this job
Director of Law, Governance & Compliance (Monitoring Officer)
c£120,000
Design how a new strategic authority governs itself, then lead it into its first mayoral term. Apply for this job
Executive Director of Finance and Investment (S73 Officer)
c£140,000
Build the investment capability of a new strategic authority, then lead its finances into its first mayoral term. Apply for this job
- April 2029 vesting day for all areas as ministers recommit to reorganisation
- Budget 2026: High streets to benefit from greater business rates relief
- Budget 2026: Fiscal Devolution Roadmap published and new mayors announced
- Budget 2026: Healey's first Budget delivers fiscal devo vision
- Budget 2026: Chancellor confirms £285m Good Growth funding
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