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POLICY AND POLITICS
Scale of no overall control delivers uncertainty
By Neil Merrick | 12 May 2026
Local authorities are facing weeks of uncertainty after elections left a record number of council...
ELECTIONS
Losing control again
By Jonathan Werran | 12 May 2026
After an election that fragmented political allegiance, consideration must be paid to the grey ro...
FINANCE
Winning the war on waste?
By David Blackman | 16 April 2026
Is Reform UK’s waste drive just a saloon bar dream or are there still genuine efficiencies to be ...
REORGANISATION
Sussex: a warning, not an anomaly
By Samer Bagaeen | 15 April 2026
Samer Bagaeen argues it would be comforting to treat ‘paralysis’ on reorganisation in Sussex as a...
REORGANISATION
'Hard to see' what underpins LGR other than politics, says Reform
By Ann McGauran | 09 April 2026
Reform UK’s head of government delivery has said it is ‘hard to see’ what lies behind the Govermm...
REORGANISATION
Holding the LGR line?
By Ann McGauran | 09 April 2026
Will reorganisation be delivered ahead of the General Election, and to what extent is the Governm...
ELECTIONS
Government should have 'leeway' to seek new council leaders' LGR views
By Ann McGauran | 04 March 2026
Government should have ‘some leeway’ to offer newly-elected council leaders the chance to put for...
ELECTIONS
Rolling the dice on the May polls
By Jonathan Werran | 04 March 2026
Jonathan Werran considers the scenarios that could emerge from the local elections and says recen...
REORGANISATION
Doing devo digitally
By Callin McLinden | 03 December 2025
Local government reorganisation's digital moment is really about people, parity, and shaping the ...
BUDGET 2025
The Budget: A step towards fiscal devo
By Heather Jameson | 02 December 2025
The Budget took its first steps towards local government finance reform and Total Place 2.0, but ...
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Director of Adult Social Care (DASS)
up to circa £114,000
An ambitious, innovative council where Adult Social Care is central to shaping the future of the borough. Apply for this job
Director of Education & Skills
up to circa £114,000
An ambitious, high-performing council where education, inclusion and skills are central to shaping the future of the borough. Apply for this job
Director of Prosperity and Investment
up to circa £114,000
An ambitious council delivering growth, regeneration and investment at scale. Apply for this job
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