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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 ...
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£91,639 to £99,427
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Head of Compliance, Maintenance and Facilities Management
G 1/2 -£86,283 - £93,102 per annum
Help shape Merton’s future Apply for this job
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