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'A denial of democracy'
POLICY AND POLITICS

'A denial of democracy'

By Heather Jameson | 08 October 2026

Commissioner-led intervention is ‘problematic’ and a ‘denial of local democracy’, the chief executive of Liverpool City Council has claimed.

IMPROVEMENT

Liverpool's recovery: how a council moved beyond intervention

By Heather Jameson | 08 October 2026

Liverpool City Council has shed its final improvement notice and emerged from intervention five y...

POLICY AND POLITICS

IFS warning over fiscal devolution

By Joe Lepper | 05 October 2026

The Government’s regional fiscal devolution agenda threatens to be blighted by regional imbalance...

ELECTORAL COMMISSION

Election watchdog 'not consulted' before shadow poll cancellation

By Dan Peters | 30 September 2026

The Government failed to consult the Electoral Commission watchdog before it announced the cancel...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Concerns raised over Scots shake-up

By Dan Peters | 28 September 2026

Councillors have raised concerns about the lack of clarity around the consultation process and th...

ELECTIONS

The value of voting flexibly

By William Benson | 28 September 2026

Tunbridge Wells piloted the use of early voting hubs in the May elections. William Benson says th...

EMPLOYMENT

Employment support devolution call

By William Eichler | 25 September 2026

Employment support should be devolved to mayoral strategic authorities and Jobcentre Plus scrappe...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Public backs devolution but wants deprived areas prioritised

By William Eichler | 25 September 2026

Devolution must deliver tangible economic change for England’s left-behind towns and neighbourhoo...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Give mayors 5% of income tax, think-tank says

By William Eichler | 23 September 2026

Mayors should be given a 5% share of income tax revenues to shift £3.8bn a year from Whitehall an...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Burnham 'growth in every postcode' ambition dismissed

By Neil Merrick | 22 September 2026

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has been warned against awarding groundbreaking tax powers to every r...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Parties agree to share portfolios at Oldham

By Neil Merrick | 21 September 2026

Political parties at Oldham MBC have reached a power sharing agreement that partly breaks the dea...

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Head of Service – Social Care

£60k pa plus International Supplement

Enjoying unique lifestyle opportunities, St Helena Island is a self-governing overseas territory of the United Kingdom. Apply for this job

St Helena

Head of Service, Operations (Adult Social Care)

£60,662 to £68,265 plus reviewable market supplement up to £79,480 alongside an attractive benefits package and relocation support.

York is at an important point in the development of our Adult Social Care services. Apply for this job

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Head of Practice Development (Adult Social Care)

£60,662 to £68,265 plus reviewable market supplement up to £79,480 alongside an attractive benefits package and relocation support.

York is at an important point in the development of our Adult Social Care services. Apply for this job

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