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COHESION
Why local growth promotes unity
By Tom Lloyd Goodwin | 28 October 2025
Tackling inequality isn’t just about investing in the high-growth sectors of the Industrial Strat...
SKILLS
Closing the skills gap
By Greg Clark | 28 October 2025
Greg Clark ponders if post-16 reforms will finally pull the UK out of its productivity slump?
INCLUSIVE GROWTH
Balancing UK industrial strategy with Local Growth Plans
By Paige Portal | 27 October 2025
Paige Portal looks at whether local government can balance the Industrial Strategy’s national pri...
MAYORS
Should UK mayors learn from Mamdani?
By By Zoë Billingham | 24 October 2025
Zohran Mamdani leads NYC mayoral polls with bold cost of living policies, including rent control,...
REORGANISATION
Local Government Reorganisation dominates DCN chat
By By Kathy O’ Leary | 24 October 2025
The District Council's Network reception may have saw the baton handed to a new chairman, but the...
FINANCE
How do you use council cash to make a difference?
By By Adele Taylor | 23 October 2025
In the thick of local authority budgeting, it can be hard to build a business case for investment...
REORGANISATION
The emperor's new clothes revisited?
By Ian Miller | 23 October 2025
Ian Miller says local authorities’ final reorganisation proposals can ‘wax lyrical on all sorts o...
REORGANISATION
Five keys to making reorganisation work
By Ian Fytche | 22 October 2025
Ian Fytche makes the case for framing a proposal for reorganisation based on five principles of h...
SOLACE
The human face of local government's challenges
By Heather Jameson | 22 October 2025
Last week’s Solace Summit in Leeds was a moment to catch breath and catch up with colleagues. It ...
INVESTMENT
Riding the investment wave
By Joe Fyans | 22 October 2025
Joe Fyans explores how councils can seize investment opportunities and manage risks as they tap i...
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Director of Young People and Opportunities
£98,994 - £120,507
A defining role for young people in Newham Apply for this job
Programme Director – Local Government Reorganisation
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Lead one of the most significant local government transformation programmes in England! Apply for this job
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£106,484 up to £115,687 plus an essential car user allowance is also paid.
We are seeking an exceptional Executive Director to help shape the future of South Derbyshire at a pivotal moment in its history. Apply for this job
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