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FINANCE

Common failures among EFS recipients uncovered

By Martin Ford | 22 September 2025

The most common failings plunging councils into financial crisis have been laid out in analysis p...

PEOPLE

Broxtowe appoints interim chief executive

By Martin Ford | 19 September 2025

Zulfiqar Darr, has been appointed as the interim chief executive at Broxtowe BC.

PEOPLE

Joint chief executive departs two districts

By Martin Ford | 19 September 2025

The chief executive of South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse DCs, Mark Stone, has announced h...

PAY

Levelling the paying field

By Martin Ford | 17 September 2025

With a host of newly-minted unitaries set to spring up around England in the coming months and ye...

FINANCE

Caution urged on fair funding flexibilities

By Martin Ford | 16 September 2025

Experts have urged caution after Whitehall officials are understood to have privately mooted allo...

PEOPLE

Dudley overhauls leadership team

By Martin Ford | 12 September 2025

Dudley MBC has announced five appointments to its senior leadership team.

INTERVENTION

Future Forum Midlands: The secret to successful intervention

By Martin Ford | 11 September 2025

Birmingham City Council’s deputy chief executive Rishi Shori has revealed his insights into makin...

REORGANISATION

Future Forum Midlands: Reorganisation should prize services over structures

By Martin Ford | 11 September 2025

Councils preparing for reorganisation have been urged to focus on delivering better services for ...

DEVOLUTION

Future Forum Midlands: Combined authority seeks 'full autonomy'

By Martin Ford | 10 September 2025

Taking the helm of the first combined county authority in England was like ‘flying the plane whil...

AI

Future Forum Midlands: Councils urged to prepare for AI 'wave'

By Martin Ford | 10 September 2025

Councils should be doing more to prepare for the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on their ...

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