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FINANCE
Local authorities are at a crossroads
By Owen Mapley | 21 November 2024
While the Budget increases councils’ core spending power, many remain in the dark regarding fundi...
INCLUSIVE GROWTH
Making the missions happen
By Sarah Longlands | 20 November 2024
Labour should look to community wealth-building to achieve its self-proclaimed missions, writes S...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Children's social care reform must be more than money
By Heather Jameson | 20 November 2024
Heather Jameson says the education secretary has called for financial transparency and power to i...
DEVOLUTION
Mayors and the devo dilemma
By Mark Sandford | 20 November 2024
Mark Sandford sets out the arguments made for and against mayors, and looks at ways to shift the ...
FINANCE
Fixing councils' financial distress
By Andy Pike | 20 November 2024
Andy Pike and Jack Shaw examine the reasons for local authorities’ financial challenges, and say ...
CLIMATE EMERGENCY
Local leaders are powering up for a revolution
By Christopher Hammond | 20 November 2024
A century on from the first electricity revolution, Christopher Hammond hopes the launch of a new...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Place does not forget
By By Claire Spencer | 19 November 2024
Claire Spencer writes: 'When your place becomes a decades-long record of being failed and forgott...
POLICY AND POLITICS
The Government should provide certainty and clarity over financial reforms
By By Cllr Louise Gittins | 19 November 2024
Looking ahead to next spring’s Spending Review, it is critical the Government provides a signific...
SEND
SEND policy is a major failure
By Cllr Kate Gregory | 18 November 2024
The present SEND system is unsustainable across the country and immediate and comprehensive refor...
INCLUSIVE GROWTH
Powering up our rural communities
By Naomi Mason | 18 November 2024
Naomi Mason reports from an event focused on how the community wealth building approach works in ...
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
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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
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An ambitious council delivering growth, regeneration and investment at scale. Apply for this job
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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