REORGANISATION

Councils moved through crisis with warmth and grace

By Mo Baines | 08 November 2023

Local government’s regulatory decision-making framework may often be perceived by those outside o...

SAFETY

It is time for local government to call out unworkable pseudo-market systems

By Mo Baines | 13 September 2023

Writing on the RAAC debacle, Mo Baines says not so long ago the public estate was managed by loca...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Offering a toolkit for levelling up

By Mo Baines | 10 July 2023

A new report from APSE offers some stark findings on levelling up - and some solutions, says Mo B...

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE

Evidence on the need to re-set the system continues to pile up

By Arianna Giovannini | 04 July 2023

This is the core of the centre’s problem: its lack of understanding of the huge untapped potentia...

BUSINESS

Is it time for insourcing by default?

By Mo Baines | 12 June 2023

Is it time for a new era of public service value? Mo Baines looks at the value of insourcing and ...

ELECTIONS

Officers' skills will be tested post-elections

By Mo Baines | 16 May 2023

Mo Baines says 'as most horse-trading nears to an end, in those councils left with no overall con...

SOCIAL CARE

Retention – a top priority for the sector

By Steve Wilson | 02 May 2023

Commercial director of Commercial Services Group Steve Wilson looks at the capacity issues facing...

DATA

Oflog is likely to keep meeting serious opposition

By Mo Baines | 21 March 2023

The fear within the Oflog proposals is that this will become just another box-ticking exercise - ...

BUSINESS

Give councils the core role in local public accounts committees

By Mo Baines | 25 January 2023

If the aims of the Public Procurement Bill are to become a reality, isn't it time to give local ...

CLIMATE CHANGE

Can Rishi be a 'zero hero'?

By Mo Baines | 08 November 2022

The upcoming Autumn Statement will give new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak a golden chance to sow the...

frederica-diamanta

Service Director for Planning, Economy & Culture

£89,723 - £109,637 per annum, plus benefits

Wokingham Borough Council are looking for a dynamic and inspiring Service Director for Planning, Economy & Culture... Apply for this job

Wokingham Borough Council

Service Director - Housing, Specialist Housing and Community Safety

£89,723 - £109,637 per annum, plus benefits

Wokingham Borough Council are looking for an experienced Housing and Community professional to join our leadership team... Apply for this job

Wokingham Borough Council

Service Director (Practice, Improvement and Quality)

£89,723 - £109,637 per annum, plus benefits

Wokingham Borough Council are looking for a dynamic and inspiring Service Director (Practice, Improvement and Quality)... Apply for this job

Wokingham Borough Council

frederica-diamanta

Service Director for Planning, Economy & Culture

£89,723 - £109,637 per annum, plus benefits

Wokingham Borough Council are looking for a dynamic and inspiring Service Director for Planning, Economy & Culture... Apply for this job

Wokingham Borough Council

Service Director - Housing, Specialist Housing and Community Safety

£89,723 - £109,637 per annum, plus benefits

Wokingham Borough Council are looking for an experienced Housing and Community professional to join our leadership team... Apply for this job

Wokingham Borough Council

Service Director (Practice, Improvement and Quality)

£89,723 - £109,637 per annum, plus benefits

Wokingham Borough Council are looking for a dynamic and inspiring Service Director (Practice, Improvement and Quality)... Apply for this job

Wokingham Borough Council