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Calls to ease borrowing restrictions in wake of homes buying blitz

Calls to ease borrowing restrictions in wake of homes buying blitz

By By Paul Marinko | 03 September 2026

Councils are demanding the Government ease borrowing restrictions to help them confront the natio...

Councils bulk buying housing from developers to ease pressures

By Paul Marinko | 03 September 2026

With the housing market stalled, councils are bulk buying homes intended for private sale at huge...

Wandsworth uses Communities Act to fight funding cuts

By Martin Ford | 02 September 2026

Wandsworth LBC is to use legislation introduced almost 20 years ago in an attempt to fend off gov...

Government rows back on plans to exclude councils from ICBs

By Lee Peart | 02 September 2026

Plans to exclude councils from ICBs have been scrapped by the Government.

Evict parents of anti-social children, think-tank suggests

By Joe Lepper | 02 September 2026

Social housing tenants who are parents of persistently anti-social children should be evicted fro...

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frederica-diamanta

Assistant Director

£88,671 - £97,706 per annum

Our Assistant Directors have the resources and the authority they need to make our ambition a reality for children Apply for this job

Gloucestershire County Council

Planning Manager (Development Management)

£49,817 to £53,051 per annum

You should be a member of the RTPI with an excellent knowledge and experience of planning and development control. Apply for this job

Hyndburn Borough Council

Service Manager, Children in Care

£60,532 - £63,895 per annum

This is a pivotal role, created to provide dedicated leadership and advocacy for children in care Apply for this job

Gloucestershire County Council

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Ann McGauran

Quango conundrum

'Rewiring the State promises a serious look at whether arm’s-length bodies’ powers and funding should be handed to local leaders or returned to ministerial departments. Ann McGauran asks sector experts'

27 August 2026
Turning delay into delivery

Turning delay into delivery

'Hampshire and the Solent Combined County Authority was born amid a two-year delay to the mayoral elections and a furore over local government reorganisation, but chief executive Ruth Adams is now laying the groundwork. Ann McGauran reports.'

By Ann McGauran | 12 August 2026
Rethinking media relations

Rethinking media relations

By Mark Fletcher-Brown | 02 September 2026

Mark Fletcher-Brown says authentic, candid communication could help local leaders rebuild trust a...

Community 20: safer streets co-created with local people

By Cllr Lisa Spivey | 01 September 2026

Gloucestershire’s Community 20 and Safer Roads initiatives are aimed at reducing speed limits and...

A one in a million jobs model

By Matthew Gordon | 01 September 2026

Matthew Gordon looks at how local government can use procurement to turn social value commitments...

Replumbing Britain's growth model: how to unlock place-based investment

By Katie Johnston | 03 September 2026

Katie Johnston looks at unlocking place-based investment by giving local leaders greater capital ...

Devolution demands joined-up data to make England's new mayors accountable

By Ben Page | 03 September 2026

Mayors need joined-up data to deliver better outcomes across reorganised public services, says Be...

Can Burnham's devolution plan succeed?

By Andrew Percy | 02 September 2026

Andrew Percy says fiscal devolution needs clear service responsibilities, accountability and sust...

Re-owning our future

By Sarah Longlands | 01 September 2026

Sarah Longlands looks at the lessons in good growth we can take from Canada.