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ECONOMIC GROWTH
The growth conundrum
By Paul Marinko | 04 February 2025
Sector experts say that while the chancellor’s speech put a welcome emphasis on mayoral combined ...
FISCAL DEVOLUTION
The great fiscal debate
By Martin Ford | 30 January 2025
Ministers have withstood calls for fiscal devolution, but with local government finances in crisi...
ASYLUM
Addressing asylum
By Paul Marinko | 22 January 2025
Paul Marinko looks at the outlook for asylum accommodation and finds that, despite complex challe...
REORGANISATION
The Big Reshuffle
By Paul Marinko | 13 January 2025
Throughout the UK, local government reorganisation is gathering momentum, with significantly mor...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Goodbye to all that
By Martin Ford | 20 December 2024
Ann McGauran and Martin Ford take a look back at the highs and lows of a pacy and action-packed y...
DEVOLUTION
Powering up public services
By Heather Jameson | 17 December 2024
The White Paper on English devolution is finally here, with the overarching aim of shifting power...
DEVOLUTION
The dangers of reshuffling the deck
By Professor John Denham | 11 December 2024
Will the White Paper create a further divide in the devolution geography, asks Professor John Den...
REGENERATION
Regeneration: Fade to grey
By David Blackman | 04 December 2024
David Blackman takes a look at the possible implications of the Government’s green belt shake-up ...
NCASC 24
Keeping children local
By Ann McGauran | 03 December 2024
Could Regional Care Cooperatives offer a future solution to the problems of a lack of suitable ch...
FUNDING
Let the funding battle commence
By Paul Marinko | 02 December 2024
The Government’s latest policy statement signals its intent to address the sector’s funding imbal...
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- EXCLUSIVE: Councillor behaviour takes toll on chiefs, survey finds
- Basildon chief hits out at member behaviour
- Hampshire and Portsmouth to challenge local government reorganisation
- Toxic member behaviour risks local government excellence
- EXCLUSIVE: Government reorganisation plan 'on track' despite Starmer resignation, McGovern insists
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
- Hampshire and Portsmouth to challenge local government reorganisation
- Toxic member behaviour risks local government excellence
- EXCLUSIVE: Government reorganisation plan 'on track' despite Starmer resignation, McGovern insists
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