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COUNCILLORS
LGA accepts councillor sanctions as 'last resort'
By Dan Peters | 27 February 2025
The Local Government Association (LGA) has finally formally conceded councillors should be suspen...
SOLACE
A chance for a united front
By Rob Thomas | 13 February 2025
At an increasingly challenging time for the public sector, Paul Matthews and Rob Thomas look ahea...
SOLACE
Poor behaviour getting worse, survey finds
By Dan Peters | 12 February 2025
Poor behaviour among councillors and officers is getting worse, according to a survey by senior o...
CHIEF EXECUTIVES
EXCLUSIVE: Half of chiefs have started roles in last three years
By Dan Peters | 29 January 2025
Almost half of council chief executives have taken up their roles in the last three years, resear...
POLITICS
Power grab pushback
By By Dan Peters | 23 January 2025
Labour’s localism agenda has come under fire amid accusations the party is prioritising dealing w...
COUNCILLORS
Councillor suspension power welcomed by officers
By Dan Peters | 23 January 2025
Council chiefs have welcomed Government moves to give councils powers to suspend councillors foun...
WORKFORCE
Sector targets Gen Z to tackle workforce crisis
By Joe Lepper | 23 January 2025
Councils are focusing on hiring young skilled workers to solve their recruitment and retention pr...
FINANCE
The risk of just rearranging those deckchairs
By Graeme McDonald | 22 January 2025
Graeme McDonald says that unless the sector comes together to argue for reform that truly changes...
DEVOLUTION
Two years to change the world
By Heather Jameson | 22 January 2025
As Calderdale MBC’s chief executive Robin Tuddenham takes on the role of president of Solace in w...
ASYLUM
Addressing asylum
By Paul Marinko | 22 January 2025
Paul Marinko looks at the outlook for asylum accommodation and finds that, despite complex challe...
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- EXCLUSIVE: Councillor behaviour takes toll on chiefs, survey finds
- Basildon chief hits out at member behaviour
- Toxic member behaviour risks local government excellence
- EXCLUSIVE: Government reorganisation plan 'on track' despite Starmer resignation, McGovern insists
- Brighton faces 'unquantifiable' liability over equal pay claims
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
- Toxic member behaviour risks local government excellence
- EXCLUSIVE: Government reorganisation plan 'on track' despite Starmer resignation, McGovern insists
- Brighton faces 'unquantifiable' liability over equal pay claims
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