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PUBLIC SERVICE REFORM
Knitting places together again
By Professor Donna Hall | 31 July 2025
The place-based approach is ready for the mainstream – so it’s important that the system around i...
HOUSING
Create a strategic planning system that is long-term and consistent
By Simon Edwards | 31 July 2025
Allowing mayors the ability to rewrite spatial development strategies prepared by councils runs o...
LG CHALLENGE
Shaping future leaders
By Annette Aiken | 31 July 2025
Local government’s brightest and best talent was on show during the last two Local Government Cha...
CLIMATE EMERGENCY
Climate action is a social movement
By Cllr Nick Ireland | 30 July 2025
Climate action is seen by Dorset Council as a way to improve lives, says Cllr Nick Ireland.
ADULT SOCIAL CARE
The rise of AI in social care
By Ted Edmondson | 30 July 2025
David Rees and Ted Edmondson look at how local authorities are using AI in the provision of care ...
ADULT SOCIAL CARE
Action and aspiration
By Jess McGregor | 30 July 2025
The Association of Directors of Adult Social Services’ Spring Survey has highlighted the need for...
PUBLIC SERVICE REFORM
Talking Total Place
By Helen Bailey | 30 July 2025
Helen Bailey reflects on the first iteration of Total Place, and says it is in the cracks between...
DEVOLUTION
Unpicking our centralised state is a long-term endeavour
By Jessica Studdert | 30 July 2025
The English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill is a crucial milestone on a long journey, s...
PAY
Jumping the pay hurdle
By Graham Farrant | 30 July 2025
BCP Council has completed its transformation by delivering a long-awaited equal pay deal. Graham ...
HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE
How tech can help support underserved residents
By James Townsend | 29 July 2025
Technology offers on-demand, scalable and sustainable solutions that can work alongside councils ...
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Director of Customer, Digital and Corporate Strategy
£108,842
Premium jobIf you are a strategic thinker who can inspire teams, champion innovation and drive meaningful change, we would love to hear from you. Apply for this job
Director of Highways and Transport
Up to £131,351
Shape the future of Highways and Transport in Essex. Apply for this job
Service Manager – Network Management
£50,269 - £52,413 *
We welcome applicants from within and outside local government Apply for this job
- Mayor steps into chief executive row with Reform UK councillors
- Reform pledges to proritise Green councils for immigration detention centres
- Warning over financial risks faced by children's care providers
- Reorganisation: For councils, 'business as usual' matters as we look to the future
- Legal threat over council reorganisation in Hampshire
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