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Councils bulk buying housing from developers to ease pressures

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...

Skinner in LGA comeback

By Heather Jameson | 01 September 2026

Dennis Skinner is set to return to the Local Government Association (LGA), less than a year after...

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Service Directors: Children’s Social Care (North and South)

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Cambridgeshire County Council

Director of Digital, Data and Technology

circa £130,000

As our new Director, you will be responsible for shaping and delivering digital transformation across the council and beyond. Apply for this job

Royal Borough of Greenwich

Director of Education

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Stoke-on-Trent City Council

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frederica-diamanta

Service Directors: Children’s Social Care (North and South)

Up to £137,000

To succeed, you’ll already have an impressive and comprehensive track record of effectiveness, with particular experience in service improvement Apply for this job

Cambridgeshire County Council

Director of Digital, Data and Technology

circa £130,000

As our new Director, you will be responsible for shaping and delivering digital transformation across the council and beyond. Apply for this job

Royal Borough of Greenwich

Director of Education

£111,136 – £116,521

The council is now looking for a social work qualified Director of Adult Social Care Apply for this job

Stoke-on-Trent City 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...

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.

Luton and Milton Keynes push for strategic mayoral authority

By Martin Ford | 28 August 2026

Two councils are pressing the Government to form a mayoral strategic authority covering Bedfordsh...