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POLICY AND POLITICS

Treasury control over transport is stalling regional growth, IPPR warns

By William Eichler | 18 February 2026

Centralised Treasury control over transport spending is constraining regional growth, according t...

DEVOLUTION

Minister: Devolution failing to capture public imagination

By Neil Merrick | 10 February 2026

Devolution is failing to capture the public’s imagination because councils and central government...

FINANCE

Exceptional financial support transparency call

By Dan Peters | 10 February 2026

The Conservative opposition leader of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council has calle...

FINANCE

Reform UK budget defeated

By Dan Peters | 06 February 2026

A budget proposing a 3.89% council tax increase by Warwickshire CC’s minority Reform UK administr...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Cross-party talks after Bedford budget rejected

By Dan Peters | 05 February 2026

The leader of Bedford BC’s Conservative minority administration has pledged to ‘keep working with...

ELECTIONS

Preparing for a new dawn after the local elections

By Piali Das Gupta | 03 February 2026

Piali Das Gupta looks at the challenges of a change of political control for a council.

POLICY

Why is trust dropping in local government?

By Ben Page | 27 January 2026

Ben Page says that for local government, keeping its remaining credibility 'will require more tha...

ELECTIONS

Is democracy in danger from election delays?

By Jonathan Carr-West | 27 January 2026

Repeated election postponements place councils in an invidious position and risk undermining demo...

GOVERNANCE

The stakes for democracy are high and the challenges of local governance remain

By Kersten England | 26 January 2026

Kersten England predicts continued social and political turbulence through 2026 and says collabor...

ELECTIONS

Councils defy party lines on election delays

By Martin Ford | 15 January 2026

Council leaders have strayed from party lines over proposals to delay local elections.

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frederica-diamanta

Head of Property & Regeneration

£88,633 - £100,994 per annum

This is a permanent senior leadership role requiring significant professional expertise in property, regeneration, or a closely related Apply for this job

Swansea Council

Practice Manager

£47,181-£51,356 per annum pro rata

The successful candidate will line-manage a small group of multi-disciplinary professionals Apply for this job

North Yorkshire Council

Strategic Lead Finance

LGE02 - £65,211

Looking for a role where your expertise can drive real change and shape the future of finance? Apply for this job

North East Lincolnshire Council

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