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PERFORMANCE
Is it time to inspect homelessness?
By Jack Shaw | 11 February 2026
The Government is already laying much of the groundwork for an ‘Ofsted for homelessness’, says Ja...
FINANCE
Local government now has clarity and a credible way forward on SEND
By Rob Powell | 10 February 2026
Rob Powell says he is ‘relieved and pleased that we now have a meaningful solution’ to English co...
FINANCE
Trashing the new burdens local government funding doctrine
By Ian Miller | 03 February 2026
There seems no proof yet that a penny has been added to the local government settlement to meet t...
ELECTIONS
Political convenience is no justification for unconstitutional local election tinkering
By Colin Copus | 02 February 2026
The Government’s decision to ‘postpone or cancel’ local elections is ‘a travesty of constitutiona...
DEVOLUTION
The challenges, opportunities and risks of devo
By Martin Ford | 29 January 2026
The Government’s drive for devolution is set to radically alter the landscape of local government...
INTERVENTION
Green light for intervention-hit council to appoint chief
By Martin Ford | 28 January 2026
Ministers have given the go-ahead for Thurrock Council to appoint a chief executive.
DEVOLUTION
Is English devolution in a holding pattern hiatus?
By David Blackman | 20 January 2026
What impact will the delays to the mayoral elections in Greater Essex, Hampshire and the Solent, ...
FINANCE
EFS: Useful tool, not an end state
By Rob Whiteman CBE | 15 January 2026
Applying for Exceptional Financial Support? February could mark a turning point, as more councils...
REORGANISATION
Digital thinking must drive reorganisation
By Geoff Connell | 14 January 2026
Geoff Connell says digital, data and technology are critical to the effective design of new unita...
FINANCE
Districts remain in dark on funding
By Martin Ford | 09 January 2026
Funding certainty lingers on for finance chiefs in district councils, despite the publication of ...
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- EXCLUSIVE: Councillor behaviour takes toll on chiefs, survey finds
- Basildon chief hits out at member behaviour
- Hampshire and Portsmouth to challenge local government reorganisation
- EXCLUSIVE: Government reorganisation plan 'on track' despite Starmer resignation, McGovern insists
- The MJ crowns Local Authority of the Year
Director of Legal and Governance
£109,000
The new Cumbria Combined Authority has been established to unlock that potential. Apply for this job
Executive Director of Finance
£131,000
The new Cumbria Combined Authority has been established to unlock that potential. Apply for this job
Associate Director for Financial Management (Deputy Section 151 Officer)
£108,015 - £118,000 pa
Operational leadership that turns strategy into reality. Apply for this job
- EXCLUSIVE: Councillor behaviour takes toll on chiefs, survey finds
- Basildon chief hits out at member behaviour
- Hampshire and Portsmouth to challenge local government reorganisation
- EXCLUSIVE: Government reorganisation plan 'on track' despite Starmer resignation, McGovern insists
- The MJ crowns Local Authority of the Year
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