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FINANCE

Shaping the next wave of growth

By Steve Cox | 19 January 2016

Thurrock BC is firing on all cylinders when it comes to taking the lead in promoting the region’s...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

A powerful argument

By Ed Parker | 19 January 2016

The beacons of Dublin and Munich can light the way for the Northern Powerhouse and Midlands Engin...

WHITEHALL

'Long way to go' for fiscal devo

By Dan Peters | 19 January 2016

A ‘world of far-reaching, competitive fiscal devolution’ is some way off, according to new analys...

FINANCE

Fears raised as uncertainty clouds funding settlement

By Dan Peters | 19 January 2016

Government plans to create financial certainty through a four-year funding settlement have been u...

WHITEHALL

Loss of RSG 'could ruin councils'

By Tom Bridge | 13 January 2016

The phasing out of grants to local government could damage service quality and put councils at ri...

WHITEHALL

Councils resisting call to use reserves

By Sam Clayden | 13 January 2016

A leading finance expert has attacked government suggestions that the four-year settlement means ...

WHITEHALL

Devo 'may fragment authorities' credit criteria'

By Dan Peters | 13 January 2016

Fiscal devolution could lead to a ‘fragmentation’ of local authority credit rating, lending crite...

FINANCE

Solution for the revolution

By David Phillips | 12 January 2016

Ongoing changes to the way councils in England are funded are genuinely revolutionary. They bring...

FINANCE

A new tax for a new era

By Paul Wheeler | 12 January 2016

Paul Wheeler calls on councils to work more closely with businesses to campaign for new taxes tha...

WHITEHALL

Council spending freezes 'prove system works'

By Heather Jameson | 11 January 2016

Issuing a freeze on council spending should not be a sign of failure for a local authority, accor...

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Westmorland and Furness Council

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Crawley Borough Council

frederica-diamanta

Strategic Director, Corporate Services

c£162,000 per annum, more for an exceptional candidate

Bradford is at an extraordinary moment of transformation Apply for this job

City of Bradford MDC

Programme Manager - WMF2246e

£56,883 - £59,198

The Capital Programme team is responsible for the core delivery of the Council’s c. £80-100m/year Capital Programme Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council

Head of Law and Governance and Monitoring Officer

£79,336 – £86,691 per annum

As Head of Law and Governance you join at a critical time. Apply for this job

Crawley Borough Council