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POLICY

Beginnings and enormous possibilities

By Dr Catherine Howe | 05 February 2025

In her first Soapbox column, Dr Catherine Howe says that when she lifts her head out of the immed...

INNOVATION

Innovation: the key

By Abdool Kara | 05 February 2025

Local government is feeling the squeeze. To transform services, it must unlock innovation, writes...

FINANCE

Struggling to be glass half full

By Adele Taylor | 05 February 2025

Watching budget proposals for the next year and medium-term, Adele Taylor says that even she is s...

PLACE-MAKING

Rediscovering the purpose of economic strategy

By Sarah Longlands | 05 February 2025

Being able to identify and focus in on the key objective – the ‘why’ – of economic policy is unde...

FINANCE

Is this really handing local leaders power over their finances?

By Heather Jameson | 05 February 2025

There was no sense of irony in the finance settlement when the Ministry of Housing, Communities a...

WORKFORCE

Keeping the cogs turning on commerce

By Justin Galliford | 04 February 2025

Local authority trading companies have contributed to the fragmentation of the local government w...

LEADERSHIP

A challenge and a purpose

By Jonathan Stephenson | 04 February 2025

The inaugural London Bridges Walk was more than just a physical challenge. It was a powerful remi...

DEVOLUTION

A huge amount to resolve on reform

By Sheila Oxtoby | 04 February 2025

There is a feeling among some members of Great Yarmouth BC that a lack of engagement and discussi...

EMERGENCY PLANNING

The success of Martyn's Law hinges on collective efforts

By Nathan Emmerich | 03 February 2025

Nathan Emmerich explains Martyn’s Law’s two-tiered system of requirements for venues to ensure th...

HEALTH

Rays of hope for health

By Katherine Merrifield | 03 February 2025

Katherine Merrifield says that while the Devolution White Paper and the funding settlement set ou...

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frederica-diamanta

Counter Fraud and Trading Standards Manager

£62,766 - £69,984

Barnet is a borough with much to be proud of. Apply for this job

Barnet London Borough Council

Director of Housing

Competitive

Lead a housing service through regulatory scrutiny, cultural change, and operational complexity. Apply for this job

Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils

Assistant Director Children’s Partnerships and Sufficiency

£100,545 to £111,533 plus relocation support  

North Yorkshire is England’s largest county and a beautiful, vibrant place to live and work. Apply for this job

North Yorkshire Council

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