WHITEHALL

Welsh council leaders welcome cash injection

By Dan Peters | 21 November 2018

The Welsh Government has raised the funding floor from -1% to -0.5% to allow council leaders to a...

EDUCATION

Who tells the truth about education spending?

By Michael Burton | 21 November 2018

The old adage ‘lies, damned lies and statistics’ is never truer than when it comes to education s...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

The finite capacity of civil society

By Sarah Longlands | 13 November 2018

How much capacity has civil society got to absorb the increased demands on its financial and huma...

FINANCE

Time to speak as one

By Peter John | 13 November 2018

Members and officers have to be more frank about what will happen if local government is not plac...

FINANCE

Let's have less flash and more substance

07 November 2018

What the public and local government want is less flash and more substance - fewer grand statemen...

FINANCE

Core offer still leaves £33m deficit

By Dan Peters | 05 November 2018

East Sussex CC’s chief executive Becky Shaw has laid out a ‘core offer’ that could risk the counc...

SOCIAL CARE

Balanced Budget as we live in hope for jam tomorrow

By Heather Jameson | 30 October 2018

It may have been billed as the Budget to end austerity, but the chancellor’s speech was not exact...

FINANCE

The money messages may be getting back to the centre

By Simon Edwards | 24 October 2018

The accusation from local government that it is seldom listened to by central government has some...

FINANCE

Lancashire CC to face 'difficult decisions'

By Hiba Mahamadi | 23 October 2018

Lancashire CC will have to make some ‘difficult decisions’ over the next few months to ensure tha...

FINANCE

Politics may be coming home

By Jonathan Carr-West | 17 October 2018

Local government had a ‘pretty good showing’ during the party conferences says Dr Jonathan Carr-W...

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frederica-diamanta

Director of Family Help and Safeguarding

£105,836 - £121,235

Brighter Futures for Children is looking for a visionary leader to drive transformation and improvement in children's services at a pivotal time. Apply for this job

Reading Borough Council

Head of Highways Operations

Salary: £78,168 per annum

Premium jobSomerset offers a unique blend of natural beauty, rich history and vibrant community life. Apply for this job

Somerset Council

Head of Operational Services

£73,051 to £75,342

Are you ready to shape the future of a thriving district? Apply for this job

South Derbyshire District Council