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ECONOMIC GROWTH
Talking opportunities
By Dr Helen Paterson | 13 October 2025
Dr Helen Paterson believes that while the sector faces real challenges, it must still make space for dialogue with government about the opportunities councils are uniquely placed to deliver.
HOUSING
Housing and growth creation is everyone's issue
By Heather Jameson | 08 October 2025
Building a new town – or an urban extension – and tackling the housing and productivity problems...
MAYORS
Metro mayors show what real change looks like
By Andrew Carter | 30 September 2025
Andrew Carter says that as national politicians debate abstract promises, metro mayors are delive...
DEVOLUTION
Stronger devo can solve the London problem
By Patrick Diamond | 23 September 2025
Relationships between the capital and Whitehall may have improved but its underpowered mayoralty ...
TRANSPORT
Labour drops plans to introduce LTN restrictions
By Izzy Lepone | 18 August 2025
The Government has reportedly abandoned plans to impose limitations on Low Traffic Neighbourhoods...
TRANSPORT
MPs: Funding and powers needed to stop bus service decline
By Joe Lepper | 13 August 2025
Councils should be handed more funding and powers to halt a decline in bus services, MPs have tol...
AIR QUALITY
Making the school run safer
By Jemima Hartshorn | 11 August 2025
More than three quarters of School Streets in London are either breaking even or generating incom...
FUNDING
The Government is getting it
By Zoe Billingham | 24 June 2025
All in all, the Government is getting it, says Zoë Billingham. ‘Improving living standards in eve...
INFRASTRUCTURE
On the right track
By Greg Clark | 17 June 2025
After years without the clarity and stability of an Industrial Strategy, Greg Clark sees light a...
FINANCE
Spending Review 2025: Key takeaways for the sector
By Megan Tam | 13 June 2025
While local authorities have performed better in this Spending Review than expected, proposals to...
DEVOLUTION
Questions over devolution boundaries
By Martin Ford | 04 June 2025
An influential Labour backbencher has questioned the Government’s approach to rolling out English...
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£89,116 - £104,843 per annum
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up to £137,831
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- EXCLUSIVE: London boroughs shunning fixed-term tenancies despite housing pressures
- Reorganisation and fair funding will 'throw cards up in the air' on budgets
- Cohesion rallying call as hate crime reaches record levels
- How productive is local government – and are there any savings left?
- Are boroughs doing enough to fix London's housing crisis?
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