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CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Robinson joins Wirral MBC

Wirral MBC has appointed Staffordshire CC deputy chief executive Eric Robinson as its new chief executive, following the departure of Graham Burgess.

Wirral MBC has appointed Staffordshire CC deputy chief executive Eric Robinson as its new chief executive, following the departure of Graham Burgess.

Mr Robinson was previously director of social services at Cambridgeshire CC and Enfield LBC and advises the Government on children's services.

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

The challenges, opportunities and risks of devo

By Martin Ford | 29 January 2026

The Government’s drive for devolution is set to radically alter the landscape of local government. The National Audit Office (NAO) and The MJ brought togethe...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Rebuilding the scaffolding to repair communities

By Paul Marinko | 28 January 2026

Community tensions have been rising in the last year, a new survey by Starfish Search has found. Paul Marinko talks to councils about the scale of the challe...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Southampton urged to appoint a deputy chief

By Joe Lepper | 27 January 2026

Southampton City Council should consider appointing a deputy chief executive to oversee its transformation programme to improve services, a corporate peer ch...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Children's services: What good looks like in Solihull

By Paul Johnson | 20 January 2026

Solihull MBC’s journey from Inadequate to Good in its latest Inspection of Local Authority Children’s Services is one of the best examples of the public sect...