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ECONOMIC GROWTH

Africa takes peer review advice from UK local government

By Peter Fleming | 22 February 2012

Dave Wilcox and Peter Fleming report on how the UK peer review model is being increasingly adopte...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Setting the mood music for local partnerships

By Simon Blake | 22 February 2012

Simon Blake reports on the recent National Audit Office report on the Compact.

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Time to get to grips with the NEETs

By John McDonough | 21 February 2012

Only by a real focus on their concerns can we help the young workless says John McDonough.

WHITEHALL

Whitehall watch

By Paul Wheeler | 17 February 2012

The centralist tendencies in Whitehall are still in command says Paul Wheeler.

WHITEHALL

The future of public accountability

By Jonathan Werran | 17 February 2012

Jonathan Werran looks at how Margaret Hodge shared her views on the key issue of academy schools.

BUSINESS

A declaration of independence and a New Magna Carta.

By Professor Colin Copus | 16 February 2012

Colin Copus reports on the launch of a new draft code designed to enshrine local government’s rel...

FINANCE

A perspective on 'whole place' budgets

By Michael Burton | 15 February 2012

Michael Burton talks to the chief executive of Cheshire West and Chester,Steve Robinson about who...

BUSINESS

Local government and the capital markets: time to re-connect?

By Ben Ticehurst | 15 February 2012

John Tizard and Ben Ticehurst say councils should plug into the capital markets now they have ne...

FINANCE

Why Brentwood and Essex ended the shared chief deal

By Louise McKinlay | 15 February 2012

Brentwood BC leader Louise McKinlay explains why her council and Essex CC decided to stop sharing...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

The 2012 quest to find the best begins in Birmingham

15 February 2012

The last week in January saw the start of the Local Government Challenge 2012,in search for the s...

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frederica-diamanta

Assistant Director, Education, Aspirations and Achievement

up to £105,680

Lead change. Raise aspirations. Shape futures. Apply for this job

Hartlepool Borough Council

Assistant Director, Children and Families

up to £105,680

Every child deserves the best possible start in life. Apply for this job

Hartlepool Borough Council

Director of Assets, Environment and Economy

Up to £109,000

At Nottinghamshire County Council, we’re more than an organisation, we’re a community, inside and out. Apply for this job

Nottinghamshire County Council

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