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WHITEHALL
Complex Whitehall funding system marred pandemic support, inquiry hears
By Joe Lepper | 05 December 2025
Councils’ delivery of pandemic support schemes was marred by Whitehall’s complex funding system a...
NET ZERO
Future Forum North: Tackling net zero polarisation
By Martin Ford | 05 December 2025
A new approach is required to maintain public support for net zero projects, The MJ Future Forum ...
FUTURE FORUM
Future Forum North: Newcastle chief emphasises growing population to economic growth
By Paul Marinko | 04 December 2025
Newcastle City Council’s chief executive has emphasised the importance of growing a region’s popu...
DEVOLUTION
Future Forum North: Devolution is here to stay
By Dan Peters | 04 December 2025
Devolution ‘can feel like a marriage with no prospect of divorce’ but is ‘here to stay’, the pres...
FUTURE FORUM
Future Forum North: How to deliver the Government's missions
By Martin Ford | 04 December 2025
Councils heard how to rise to the challenge of delivering the Government’s missions at The MJ Fut...
ASYLUM
Backlash warning over asylum decentralisation
By Joe Lepper | 04 December 2025
Councils fear a backlash from far-right activists if responsibility for housing asylum seekers wa...
DEVOLUTION
Calls to refund costs of postponed elections
By Martin Ford | 04 December 2025
Calls have been made to reimburse councils for money spent preparing for postponed mayoral electi...
FINANCE
EXCLUSIVE: ICB debt hits £570m
By Lee Peart | 04 December 2025
Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) owe English councils hundreds of millions of pounds, creating cash ...
INTERVENTION
EXCLUSIVE: Tower Hamlets improving but risk of 'optimism bias'
By Paul Marinko | 04 December 2025
Tower Hamlets LBC has improved and continues to show ‘strong financial management’ but a tendency...
FUNDING
EXCLUSIVE: Local voices must be heard, warns survey
By Martin Ford | 04 December 2025
The public want councils to be better resourced but are concerned their views are not heard, acco...
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Chief Quality Officer
£150,892 plus car allowance (£8,153-£10,192)
At Alternative Futures Group, we believe quality is not measured by processes alone. It is measured by the difference we make to people's lives. Apply for this job
Executive Director Adult Social Care and Health (DASS)
£161,239 - £177,363 plus benefits
This is not a maintenance role. It is a transformation leadership opportunity: to bring services and cultures together. Apply for this job
Assistant Director of Legal and Governance (Deputy Monitoring Officer)
£91,639 to £99,427
We are seeking someone with a strong grounding in local government law and governance, or experience gained in a similar environment. Apply for this job
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