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AUTUMN BUDGET
Boulevard of broken Budget dreams
By Jonathan Werran | 20 November 2025
Has the chancellor reached the end of the road? Jonathan Werran argues that financial redistribution to councils under Fair Funding 2.0 could mark the peak or the pitfall of local government financ...
FINANCE
Plymouth hunts for new 151 officer
By Paul Marinko | 19 November 2025
Plymouth City Council is looking for its third chief finance officer in three years following new...
COUNCIL TAX
A Budget eye on council tax
By Paul Marinko | 19 November 2025
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is considering council tax reform in her upcoming Budget – a move that c...
FINANCE
EXCLUSIVE: Charity warning over fair funding proposals
By Dan Peters | 19 November 2025
Proposals around council tax in the fair funding review will ‘further penalise’ already-strugglin...
FINANCE
Shropshire budget gap hits £47m
By Martin Ford | 18 November 2025
Shropshire Council’s budget overspend has grown by a third since it declared a ‘financial emergen...
ADULT SOCIAL CARE
Fixing the easiest win in care spending
By Tracie Langley | 18 November 2025
A pioneering care staffing platform could save councils millions, topple agency dependence and pu...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Urging for a fairer urban future
By Ann McGauran | 17 November 2025
Parliamentary chair of the Special Interest Group of Municipal Authorities (SIGOMA) Sally Jameson...
STEVE REED
Reed: Reorganisation will contribute to 'fair' pay
By Dan Peters | 14 November 2025
Local government reorganisation will help pay council workers a ‘fair wage’, communities secretar...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Alexander urges Scottish Government to devolve to councils
By Dan Peters | 14 November 2025
The Scottish Government must devolve funding and powers to local authorities to secure a ‘decent ...
EDUCATION
Council leaders 'failing' on SEND amid soaring demand, CCN admits
14 November 2025
Council leaders across the country are ‘failing' to ensure that the needs of young people with sp...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Reeves urged to raise higher council tax bands
By Dan Peters | 14 November 2025
Chancellor Rachel Reeves should increase rates on higher council tax bands to raise just under £4...
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Director, Frontline Services
£147,524 per annum
Cardiff is a vibrant and diverse city, and one of the fastest growing cities in the UK. Apply for this job
Director, Strategy, Partnerships and Transformation
£147,524 per annum
Cardiff is a vibrant and diverse city, and one of the fastest growing cities in the UK. Apply for this job
Director, Children’s Services
£147,524 per annum
Cardiff is a vibrant and diverse city, and one of the fastest growing cities in the UK. Apply for this job
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