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FINANCE

The limits of muddling through for council finances

By Andy Pike | 12 October 2026

Andy Pike looks at England’s local government finance crisis and why incremental fixes must give ...

LOCAL AUDIT

Local government audit: Rebuilding assurance is a more arduous job than clearing the backlog

By Iain Murray | 12 October 2026

Rebuilding local audit assurance is essential to financial resilience, accountability and public ...

CORE CITIES UK

Core Cities UK: We want to build on common ground to shape a strong urban alliance

By Cllr Liam Robinson | 08 October 2026

An urban dinner during the Labour Party conference reinforced how much common ground exists betwe...

IMPROVEMENT

Councils: Commissioners need to be the very last resort

By Heather Jameson | 08 October 2026

'The question is how to get local government back to the days when intervention was the exceptio...

IMPROVEMENT

Windsor and Maidenhead Council: Back from the brink

By Stephen Evans | 08 October 2026

Windsor and Maidenhead Council has changed from a council on the edge to one that is balancing bu...

SOLACE SUMMIT

Rewiring leadership

By Kim Wright | 08 October 2026

Writing ahead of the Solace Summit later this month, Robin Tuddenham and Kim Wright say harnessin...

CARE LEAVERS

Care leavers need to avoid a support 'cliff edge'

By Ann Graham | 08 October 2026

The imperative of children’s services leaders must be to create the conditions for all care leave...

VAWG

Honour-based abuse thrives where it goes unseen

By Cllr Andreas Kirsch | 07 October 2026

Those who fund, run and work alongside VAWG services 'have a shared purpose to bring it into the ...

DEVOLUTION

Devolution's next challenge: Building capable places

By Thomas Johnson | 07 October 2026

Thomas Johnson looks at what Greater Manchester’s experience suggests about the next stage of dev...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Why complaints won't wait for reform

By Amerdeep Clarke | 07 October 2026

Amerdeep Clarke sets out four things councils can fix in adult social care today.

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Head of Resident Experience

up to £93k

If you’re a housing professional looking for a job that will stretch and reward you in equal measure Apply for this job

Ealing London Borough Council

Head of Housing Allocations & Accommodation

up to £93k

If you’re a housing professional looking for a job that will stretch and reward you in equal measure Apply for this job

Ealing London Borough Council

Assistant Director Housing Demand

up to £114k

At Ealing, our mission is clear: we are here to serve our residents Apply for this job

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