ECONOMIC GROWTH

Rates revolution

By Heather Jameson | 06 October 2015

Plans to return 100% of business rates to local government are ‘little more than a back of the en...

SOLACE

Ethics: the personal and the public

By Barry Quirk | 30 September 2015

Barry Quirk says the new code of ethics set out by SOLACE needs to be accepted by all in local go...

BUSINESS

Social innovation as a strategic tool for local government leaders

By John Rene Keller Lauritzen | 30 September 2015

John René Keller Lauritzen argues that councils must be both brave and open, and the only way to ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Reclaiming public leadership

By Melanie Dawes | 30 September 2015

Well-managed decentralisation will offer local areas an opportunity to strengthen their growth, w...

BUSINESS

Birth of a new state

30 September 2015

The MJ hears from some of the SOLACE summit’s keynote speakers on public leadership - both here ...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

SOLACE code needs to have 'more bite'

By Dan Peters | 30 September 2015

A committee will be formed to develop the Society of Local Authority Chief Executives’ (SOLACE) c...

WHITEHALL

Cracking the code

By Dan Peters | 30 September 2015

Many believe in the need for an ethical code for officers to follow and, in the wake of SOLACE’s ...

WHITEHALL

Devo plans hit as Whitehall takes firm stance on powers

By Dan Peters | 16 September 2015

Devolution hopes have been dashed in areas throughout the country after the Government revealed a...

WHITEHALL

'Productive talks' will help SOLACE work with Treasury

By Thomas Bridge | 09 September 2015

Council self-sustainability and housing were on the agenda when the Society of Local Authority Ch...

BUSINESS

West Somerset 'teetering on the edge'

By Thomas Bridge | 09 September 2015

A council on the road to recovery after being deemed ‘not viable’ by the Local Government Associa...

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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

Rochdale BC