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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 ...
FINANCE
Getting audit back on track
By Rob Powell | 22 July 2025
The Government's reset and recovery strategy, along with associated backlog dates, have helped ge...
WORKFORCE
Now, supercharge your teams
By Andy Insley | 21 July 2025
Andy Insley says training 7.5 million workers in AI could supercharge local government.
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- Budget 2026: High streets to benefit from greater business rates relief
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- Local government reorganisation: A genuine pause creates the conditions for a decision
Head of Property, Assets & Major Projects
Renumeration package £74 – 78k
This is a rare opportunity to combine strategic leadership, commercial asset management Apply for this job
Head of Legal - (Commercial & Projects)
£71,513- £80,593 per annum
We are seeking a senior solicitor to join as the Head of Legal for Commercial and Projects work. Apply for this job
Head of Business, Markets and Town Centres
PO10 - £84,042 - £89,274
We are now seeking an exceptional leader to join our Economy & Skills team as our new Head of Business Apply for this job
- Budget 2026: High streets to benefit from greater business rates relief
- Budget 2026: Fiscal Devolution Roadmap published and new mayors announced
- Budget 2026: Healey's first Budget delivers fiscal devo vision
- Budget 2026: 'Further £430m' to tackle rough sleeping
- Local government reorganisation: A genuine pause creates the conditions for a decision
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