Not all about the money
POLICY AND POLITICS

Not all about the money

By Ann McGauran | 19 November 2024

The Budget for 2025-26 is published, with a spending review for the following two years due in the spring. What are the implications for public service performance?

POLICY AND POLITICS

Place does not forget

By By Claire Spencer | 19 November 2024

Claire Spencer writes: 'When your place becomes a decades-long record of being failed and forgott...

POLICY AND POLITICS

The Government should provide certainty and clarity over financial reforms

By By Cllr Louise Gittins | 19 November 2024

Looking ahead to next spring’s Spending Review, it is critical the Government provides a signific...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Gove slams mission boards chair appointments

By Ann McGauran | 12 November 2024

Mission board chairs should not come from the departments responsible for delivery, says former l...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Shadow minister looks set for a finance focus

By Paul Marinko | 11 November 2024

The new shadow local government minister is expected to strongly support the need to reinforce th...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Addressing the structural weakness at Whitehall's heart

By Jessica Studdert | 07 November 2024

The new Government ‘has an opportunity to shift the institutions at SW1 to actively seek insight ...

POLICY AND POLITICS

A Parliament for local innovators

By Ben Franklin | 06 November 2024

The chancellor has stumped up the cash, now local government has the opportunity to deliver, writ...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Rebuilding the state

By Barry Quirk | 30 October 2024

Barry Quirk looks at the lessons from recent books about the state of Britain, including the chan...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Labour: Be brave

By Martin Routledge | 30 October 2024

The new Government has the chance to make a positive difference to social care and it must co-pro...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Waiting for the next move

By Jonathan Carr-West | 30 October 2024

Dr Jonathan Carr-West looks back on a long and eventful conference season.

LGA CONFERENCE

National missions, local action

By Ravi Gurumurthy | 24 October 2024

The Government must get four things right if it is to make its missions national ones – and local...

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frederica-diamanta

Assistant Director, Neighbourhoods

£73,731

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

Ashfield District Council

Head of Strategic Housing

£38,447-£42,010 (18.5 hours)

Over recent years the council has undergone significant transformation to prepare it for the challenges ahead. Apply for this job

Crawley Borough Council

Executive Director, Strategy and Communications

£162,000

The GLA plays a role in many areas of London life. Apply for this job

Greater London Authority