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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 ...
HOUSING
Solving the affordable housing crisis
By Ben Denton | 18 November 2024
Ben Denton says institutional funding from insurers and pension funds can be part of the answer t...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Room to thrive
By Martin Purbrick | 14 November 2024
Martin Purbrick explains how an imaginative solution to a growing problem will enable the council...
CULTURE
The golden thread linking local priorities
By Louis Coiffant-Gunn | 13 November 2024
Louis Coiffait-Gunn says libraries have evolved to meet the needs of their communities, and the s...
HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE
Changing the curve
By Matthew Taylor | 13 November 2024
Matthew Taylor explains why nothing less than a ‘fundamental system redesign’ via integration is ...
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Strategic Director of Corporate and Governance Services
Grade 19, from £115,794 to £124,441 per annum
This pivotal leadership role sits at the heart of our council and will give you an opportunity to truly influence organisational success Apply for this job
Corporate Director of Integrated Commissioning
£127,105 - £136,013
If you’re ready to make a lasting difference across West Northants, we’d love to hear from you. Apply for this job
Service Director: Education
up to £125k
Every child and young person in Somerset deserves the best possible education, wherever they live and whatever support they need to help them thrive. Apply for this job
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