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ECONOMIC GROWTH

Time to wake up

By Paul Wheeler | 20 August 2019

Paul Wheeler says the ‘slow death of capable local political leadership’ is hopefully a wake-up c...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Promising findings from social work pilots

By Naomi Larsson | 19 August 2019

Devolving budgets to frontline workers to directly support families could reduce the likelihood o...

FINANCE

Council to change finance approach after review

By Paul Marinko | 07 August 2019

Warrington BC has ‘consistently overspent’ against parts of its budget and needs to change its ap...

WHITEHALL

Pay claim would cost sector £1bn

By Dan Peters | 24 July 2019

A demand for a 10% pay rise and minimum wage of £10 per hour would cost local government more tha...

CLIMATE CHANGE

A stitch in time

By Tony Kirkham | 24 July 2019

English cities are trying to deal with the impact of austerity, says Tony Kirkham. But he conclud...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

New Treasury team must not destroy its inheritance

By Michael Burton | 24 July 2019

Michael Burton says the power to plunge the economy into recession lies in the hands of the new P...

FINANCE

Barnsley 'high performing' despite austerity

By Naomi Larsson | 22 July 2019

Barnsley MBC is ‘high performing’ despite its long battle with austerity, a peer review by the Lo...

FINANCE

Labour proposes outsourcing reversal

By Paul Marinko | 22 July 2019

Labour’s plans to reverse outsourcing of council services have drawn a mixed reaction from the se...

FINANCE

Local government must surely be up for a shift to insourcing

By John Tizard | 22 July 2019

Labour has published a plan for ‘21st century insourcing’. John Tizard says the party is 'not sim...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Planning amid the certainty of uncertainty

17 July 2019

John Hewitt says finance directors and their teams have been working ‘minor miracles’ in signing ...

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frederica-diamanta

Assistant Director of Culture, Growth and Infrastructure

£86,537 – £95,898 plus benefits and relocation support

Premium jobThis is a new, pivotal and exciting opportunity for an inspiring leader to help shape York's future prosperity... Apply for this job

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Service Manager - Multi Agency Child Protection Team

£54,994 - £62,777 per annum

Lead the future of multi-agency child protection in Cheshire East. Apply for this job

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