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FINANCE
Putting local government in the Budget driving seat: Leaning on the dream
By Mike Emmerich | 04 November 2025
Asked for his fantasy Budget, Mike Emmerich suggests we should ‘plan for the national big stuff’ and let local leaders innovate to fix the ‘knotty issues’.
REORGANISATION
Local government reorganisation: Better late than never
By Michael Burton | 04 November 2025
While LGR is already proving a challenge, for many Labour ministers it also represents unfinished...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Sunderland leads UK Smart City revolution and tech growth
By Patrick Melia | 31 October 2025
Embedding connectivity infrastructure into the very fabric of urban life can ignite the condition...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Unlocking the potential for a prosperous future in York and North Yorkshire
By Andy Kerr | 29 October 2025
York and North Yorkshire are on the brink of transformative economic growth. With the bold launch...
COHESION
Community restoration
By Dan Peters | 28 October 2025
After last year’s horrific terror attack in Southport, Sefton Council has been working tirelessly...
SKILLS
Closing the skills gap
By Greg Clark | 28 October 2025
Greg Clark ponders if post-16 reforms will finally pull the UK out of its productivity slump?
INCLUSIVE GROWTH
Balancing UK industrial strategy with Local Growth Plans
By Paige Portal | 27 October 2025
Paige Portal looks at whether local government can balance the Industrial Strategy’s national pri...
MAYORS
Should UK mayors learn from Mamdani?
By By Zoë Billingham | 24 October 2025
Zohran Mamdani leads NYC mayoral polls with bold cost of living policies, including rent control,...
POLICY AND POLITICS
McMahon backs co-operatives for growth
By Paul Marinko | 22 October 2025
Former devolution minister Jim McMahon has urged the Government to go much further to support co-...
INVESTMENT
Riding the investment wave
By Joe Fyans | 22 October 2025
Joe Fyans explores how councils can seize investment opportunities and manage risks as they tap i...
INVESTMENT
SOLACE: Investment key to financial resilience
By Martin Ford | 17 October 2025
The case was made for achieving financial resilience through investment and regeneration at the S...
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Senior Procurement Category Manager
£51,356.00 - £54,495.00, Grade 12, 37 hours, Permanent
Do you want to become a member of a successful Corporate Procurement Team that supports a local authority in making the Wakefield district Apply for this job
Service Manager – Asset Management, Sustainability and Performance
£57,457 - £58,462
Are you a strategic thinker with a passion for delivering complex programmes that improve homes and communities? Apply for this job
Senior Lawyer - Property
Career Progression from Grade 11 to 12 and 12 to 13.
Kirklees Legal Services is one of the largest legal practices in the area and carries out and commissions the legal work Apply for this job
- Tory MPs warn of 'unrestricted' mayoral levy
- Suffolk claims single unitary could lead to reduced council taxes
- Birmingham s114 notice comes under fresh scrutiny
- Reform UK-led council proposes shifting staff of new unitary to 'standard' 37-hour week
- NAO: SEND reforms must tackle £2.3bn school transport squeeze
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