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RECRUITMENT
Why great leadership starts with asking better questions
By Ben Parsonage | 27 November 2025
Ben Parsonage says local government needs more curiosity, not less, and that councils who will th...
RECRUITMENT
Leading through LGR
By Amin Aziz | 20 November 2025
Amin Aziz says the complexity local government reorganisation brings is real – particularly in th...
FINANCE
Plymouth hunts for new 151 officer
By Paul Marinko | 19 November 2025
Plymouth City Council is looking for its third chief finance officer in three years following new...
ADULT SOCIAL CARE
Fixing the easiest win in care spending
By Tracie Langley | 18 November 2025
A pioneering care staffing platform could save councils millions, topple agency dependence and pu...
STEVE REED
Reed: Reorganisation will contribute to 'fair' pay
By Dan Peters | 14 November 2025
Local government reorganisation will help pay council workers a ‘fair wage’, communities secretar...
FINANCE
Why is recruitment to public service so challenging?
By Sonia Virdee | 13 November 2025
To recruit successfully, it's time to rethink the way public sector careers are present, especial...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Fresh finance officer warning
By Dan Peters | 12 November 2025
The recruitment crisis for under-pressure section 151 officers is destined to get worse, a local ...
LEGAL
Professional body for monitoring officers to be launched this month
By EXCLUSIVE by Dan Peters | 06 November 2025
Launch of professional body for monitoring officers will add to those already established for chi...
CHIEF EXECUTIVES
EXCLUSIVE: Recent appointments dominate top tier cohort
By Dan Peters | 06 November 2025
More than four out of five (81%) top tier council chief executives have been appointed in the las...
RECRUITMENT
Why getting recruitment and retention right matters more than ever
By Martin Tucker | 06 November 2025
Martin Tucker reminds us of the importance of a professional approach to identifying and attracti...
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