CLIMATE CHANGE

Why we need to talk about floodplains

By Grace Newcombe | 12 October 2021

Continuing to build new homes in floodplain areas without resilience measures is a planned catast...

PLANNING

How to build communities

By Jonathan Werran | 05 October 2021

We need a long-term approach to investing in housing and placemaking that puts the needs of commu...

PLANNING

Planning for posterity

By Jonathan Werran | 17 August 2021

If we want to ensure the younger generation doesn’t miss out on housing opportunities, the focus ...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Councils push back over reserves raid threat

By Dan Peters | 13 July 2021

Council chiefs have pushed back as the Treasury eyes up the sector’s reserves in the run up to th...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Skills devolution key to levelling up

By Martin Ford | 05 July 2021

A panel of experts brought together by the Localis think-tank discussed how to bring about econom...

FINANCE

Sector should challenge 'poisonous narrative' around commercialism

By Martin Ford | 29 June 2021

Councils should not be held back from responsible commercial investments because of high-profile ...

WHITEHALL

LEP Network: Councils should have greater role in review

By Dan Peters | 21 June 2021

Councils should have a greater role in the Government’s ongoing review of local enterprise partne...

CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC FINANCE AND ACCOUNTANCY

Sharpening the commercial edge

By Jonathan Werran | 16 June 2021

The case for well-managed council commercial activity is one that needs to be defended if we want...

BUSINESS

EXCLUSIVE: Councils urged to 'sharpen commercial edge'

By Paul Marinko | 15 June 2021

A new report has argued that allowing councils to sharpen their commercial edge will ‘unlock imme...

WHITEHALL

Doing 'deliverology'

08 June 2021

Jonathan Werran says that, although Dominic Cumming’s select committee performances are a ‘longs...

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frederica-diamanta

Chief Digital and Information Officer

£88,679 to £103,255

Now is a great time to look at joining Reading. Apply for this job

Reading Borough Council

Executive Director, Operations

£97,601 per annum

Ashfield is thriving. We are proud of our district and our ambition is to be ‘great’ across all our services. Apply for this job

Ashfield District Council

Assistant Director Legal, Governance and Coroners (Monitoring Officer)

£91,230-£102,921

Rochdale Borough Council is looking for a pioneering, passionate and proud Assistant Director of Legal, Governance and Coroners (Monitoring Officer). Apply for this job

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