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FINANCE
Let the electorate decide what they are willing to pay for
By Heather Jameson | 24 July 2025
'Fiscal devolution – particularly for council tax – has a lot going for it', says Heather Jameson.
HOUSING
Balancing need with investment
By Angela Holden | 24 July 2025
Angela Holden previews the findings of a new report from the Regulator of Social Housing and sets...
FINANCE
Central government must ease its grip
By Florence Eshalomi | 23 July 2025
Councils must have more power to control their own affairs - accountable not to Westminster in th...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Putting children front and centre
By Cllr Hannah Dalton | 23 July 2025
The District Councils’ Network has joined with the Staff College to create a route map for counci...
REORGANISATION
And those against?
By Cllr Steve Pitt | 23 July 2025
Cllr Steve Pitt makes a firm case for local authorities such as Portsmouth City Council to be lef...
REORGANISATION
The politics of process
By Jonathan Carr-West | 23 July 2025
Local government reorganisation offers an opportunity to deliver better services – and it must be...
REORGANISATION
Change without design is a dangerous thing.
By Catherine Howe | 23 July 2025
If we want to create a more human, prevention-focused state which makes the best use of technolog...
COUNCIL TAX
Labour must bite the bullet on a property tax
By Ben Page | 22 July 2025
Ben Page says that for years, politicians have shied away from the challenge of council tax refor...
HOUSING
Let's start with a housing-first approach to welfare
By Mo Baines | 22 July 2025
Unlike health-related prevention strategies which take decades to materialise, the rapid expansio...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Economic development needs to be a central driver of reorganisation
By Caroline Green | 22 July 2025
Reorganisation is a rare chance to realign governance with how economies actually function, says ...
Transport and Major Work Manager
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Associate Director for Financial Management (Deputy Section 151 Officer)
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Director of Finance (Section 151 Officer)
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- EXCLUSIVE: Government reorganisation plan 'on track' despite Starmer resignation, McGovern insists
- Hampshire and Portsmouth to challenge local government reorganisation
- The MJ crowns Local Authority of the Year
- 'Fiscal devolution to be more likely with Burnham as PM'
- Government rejects SEND power expansion for councils
Transport and Major Work Manager
£54,556 to £60,085 per year Inclusive of Local Weighting Allowance of £1096
Premium jobDrive the future of transport and infrastructure in Slough Apply for this job
Associate Director for Financial Management (Deputy Section 151 Officer)
£108,015 - £118,000 pa
Operational leadership that turns strategy into reality. Apply for this job
Director of Finance (Section 151 Officer)
Competitive
The strategic voice of finance at the heart of Dudley. Apply for this job
- EXCLUSIVE: Government reorganisation plan 'on track' despite Starmer resignation, McGovern insists
- Hampshire and Portsmouth to challenge local government reorganisation
- The MJ crowns Local Authority of the Year
- 'Fiscal devolution to be more likely with Burnham as PM'
- Government rejects SEND power expansion for councils
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