LOCAL DEMOCRACY

SOLACE Summit: Time to act to avoid elections 'car crash'

By Dan Peters | 08 October 2015

A council chief executive has issued a call to arms for her colleagues to put forward changes to ...

FINANCE

Keeping it real

By Mark Rogers | 06 October 2015

SOLACE president Mark Rogers explains to delegates at its annual summit why local government must...

FINANCE

Draw power from the people

By Jonathan Carr-West | 06 October 2015

In all political parties it can be difficult to get the leadership to recognise that local govern...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Referendum call over council merger plan

By Dan Peters | 30 September 2015

Welsh Conservatives have pledged to give local residents a referendum on any proposed council mer...

BUSINESS

New wave or old school?

By Dan Corry | 30 September 2015

Democracy is changing, and as Dan Corry says, the recent exploits of Jeremy Corbyn could be just ...

FINANCE

Devolution deals spark rift in Labour hierarchy

By Heather Jameson | 30 September 2015

Suspicion over the Treasury’s motivation for devolution is rising as the Government steps up its ...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Getting councillors to play the game

By Nicola Bulbeck | 22 September 2015

Nicola Bulbeck explains how her democratic services team has livened up councillor training with ...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

People and politicians come together to talk devolution

By Jamie Hailstone | 14 September 2015

The Electoral Reform Society has announced it will hold two ‘citizen’s assemblies’ to allow peopl...

WHITEHALL

Transparency must be at heart of devolution

By Jamie Hailstone | 08 September 2015

The Centre for Public Scrutiny (CfPS) has called on councils to put transparency at the heart of ...

BUSINESS

BBC licence fee could fund council coverage

By Dan Peters | 07 September 2015

BBC licence fee funding could be set aside to invest in a service that reports on councils and ot...

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frederica-diamanta

Director of Economy

£95,050 - £105,438 plus relocation package

This is an unrivalled career opportunity for an ambitious and experienced leader at a pivotal point in our history. Apply for this job

York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority

Head of Legal (Monitoring Officer)

£73,755-82,065 plus relocation package

This is an unrivalled career opportunity for an ambitious and experienced leader at a pivotal point in our history. Apply for this job

York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority

Head of Transport Strategy

£59,057 - £65,296

Join our new organisation as Head of Transport Strategy to connect a whole region for transformational impact. Apply for this job

East Midlands Combined County Authority