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LOCAL DEMOCRACY
Say 'no' to municipal censorship
By Claire Fox | 30 October 2018
When grassroots activists proactively engage in the democratic process, they should be allowed to...
BUSINESS
Council buys company in £17.5m deal
By Dan Peters | 24 October 2018
Shetland Islands Council has bought a property investment and development company for just under ...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Why civil society matters
By Dan Corry | 24 October 2018
A strong civil society is key to the social capital, as Dan Corry explains, and councils should e...
WHITEHALL
Furious LGA attacks Universal Support decision
By Dan Peters | 23 October 2018
Smith Square has penned a stinging rebuke to a senior civil servant over Whitehall’s shock decisi...
FINANCE
Councils' concern over Universal Support withdrawal
By Martin Ford | 08 October 2018
Councils have reacted with dismay after the Government handed support for the Universal Credit (U...
THIRD SECTOR
Building a better sense of community
By Dan Corry | 15 August 2018
Dan Corry looks at the launch of the Government’s Civil Society Strategy and asks whether it can ...
THIRD SECTOR
Councils take 'superficial' role in Civil Society Strategy
By Martin Ford | 14 August 2018
The Government has been accused of side-lining councils in its Civil Society Strategy.
WHITEHALL
Public votes proposed in civil society strategy
By Martin Ford | 09 August 2018
Communities could be put in charge of facilities and decision-making put to public votes under pr...
FINANCE
Participatory budgeting 'outstanding success'
By Dan Peters | 03 August 2018
Independent research has found Dundee City Council’s participatory budgeting (PB) was an ‘outstan...
THIRD SECTOR
We need to be using the 'C' word - conversation
By Louise Round | 01 August 2018
We need to be talking with, not to, our communities about what would work in their places, writes...
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Director of Adult Social Care (DASS)
up to circa £114,000
An ambitious, innovative council where Adult Social Care is central to shaping the future of the borough. Apply for this job
Director of Education & Skills
up to circa £114,000
An ambitious, high-performing council where education, inclusion and skills are central to shaping the future of the borough. Apply for this job
Director of Prosperity and Investment
up to circa £114,000
An ambitious council delivering growth, regeneration and investment at scale. Apply for this job
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