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ELECTIONS
Cynicism about politicians reaches all-time high
By Ben Page | 02 May 2023
Ben Page says most people still feel that there is an imbalance in Government spending at a local...
DIGITAL
The digital imperative
By Martin Ford | 02 May 2023
Local government has a tradition of being innovative when it comes to digital transformation, but...
WELFARE
Councils better placed to deliver welfare than DWP, leaders claim
By Martin Ford | 26 April 2023
Sector representatives were brought before the Work and Pensions Committee to hear their experien...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
Unpredictable polls
By Zoë Billingham | 25 April 2023
There are reasons to expect this next set of local election results will be more unpredictable th...
DIGITAL
Penna view
By Tristan Moakes | 25 April 2023
Employers can attract returners in the 50-64 age group by creating roles with even greater flexib...
POVERTY
White van man on... the cost of living
18 April 2023
I’m no fan of my council with its army of jobsworths hanging around the motor just waiting for me...
SOLACE
Where next for public servants?
By Catherine Needham | 04 April 2023
A decade ago, the 21st Century Public Servant project looked at the changing nature of work in lo...
DIGITAL
'There is no way hackers can get into our systems,' said no council ever
By Leo Hanna | 31 March 2023
Local authority leaders are keenly aware that there is no room for error on IT investment cyberse...
FINANCE
Labour pledges to freeze council tax
By Dan Peters | 30 March 2023
Labour’s shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves has pledged to spend £2.7bn freezing council tax for a y...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Everything right on your doorstep
By Martin Esom | 28 March 2023
Misinformation has swirled around the concept of 15-minute neighbourhoods, says Martin Esom, but ...
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Director of Law and Governance
up to £140,445 per annum
Leading with integrity. Governing with confidence. Delivering for Islington. Apply for this job
Chief Executive
c.£235,000
In April 2027, West Surrey Council will become one of England's largest new unitary authorities Apply for this job
Business Manager – Knowsley Safeguarding Children Partnership (KSCP)
£54,703 - £60,044
Knowsley Council is an award-winning Local Authority, named Local Authority of the Year in the Municipal Journal Awards 2024. Apply for this job
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