Brum rejects independent inquiry call

Brum rejects independent inquiry call

By Emily Twinch | 17 March 2025

Birmingham City Council has rejected an opposition call for an independent inquiry into the botch...

Spelthorne faces Government intervention

By Martin Ford | 17 March 2025

Ministers are minded to appoint commissioners to oversee the running of Spelthorne BC.

Government insists counties hand over reorganisation data

By Paul Marinko | 14 March 2025

The Government has insisted district councils should be given access to data by county councils t...

Minister cites international politics for reorganisation delays

By Paul Marinko | 14 March 2025

Local government minister Baroness Sharon Taylor has cited geopolitical uncertainty as a potentia...

East Midlands mayor suggests LGA not the right 'fit'

By Paul Marinko | 13 March 2025

East Midlands mayor Claire Ward has said the Local Government Association ‘might not be’ the plac...

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Commercial Director

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Head of Consultancy

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Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council

frederica-diamanta

Commercial Director

Competitive salary + Bonus tbc + £5.4k car allowance

This role is an integral part of the Cormac executive team, Apply for this job

Cormac

Head of Consultancy

Head of Consultancy - Competitive salary + £5.4k car allowance

This role is an integral part of the Cormac executive team, Apply for this job

Cormac

Strategic Commissioning Manager

£49,764 - £52,805

Directorate - Adult Care, Housing & Public Health Apply for this job

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council

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Can AI reorganise local government?

'The MJ team put AI to the test to see if it could come up with workable solutions to local government reorganisation, as the Government’s deadline for proposals looms'

13 March 2025
A life-changing move for the best

A life-changing move for the best

'As retiring Essex CC chief executive Gavin Jones contemplates spending more time with his family – not to mention as lead commissioner for Slough and Thurrock BCs – he tells Michael Burton how a move from the private sector proved to be the best career decision he ever made'

By Michael Burton | 04 March 2025
Why first impressions count at the count

Why first impressions count at the count

By Richard Baker | 12 March 2025

Mark Rogers and Richard Baker share lessons learned from a public affairs campaign that encourage...

Our land of great opportunities

By Dr Helen Paterson | 11 March 2025

Northumberland CC has focused on doing the basics well before going on to embed and refine the pr...

Aiming high on AI

By Pam Parkes | 03 March 2025

AI offers the potential for radical transformation, but it is crucial to look beyond automation a...

Government insists counties hand over reorganisation data

By Paul Marinko | 14 March 2025

The Government has insisted district councils should be given access to data by county councils t...

Minister cites international politics for reorganisation delays

By Paul Marinko | 14 March 2025

Local government minister Baroness Sharon Taylor has cited geopolitical uncertainty as a potentia...

A powerful Virtual demonstration of accessible democracy

By Maxine O’Mahony | 14 March 2025

Breckland's Virtual Town Hall brought democratic accountability directly into residents’ homes, e...

Minister: 500,000 figure for unitaries an 'average'

By Paul Marinko | 13 March 2025

Jim McMahon has said a population size of 500,000 could end up as the ‘average’ when unitary gove...