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ECONOMIC GROWTH
Spending Review: 'Devolution revolution' but no more deals
By Dan Peters | 25 November 2015
Chancellor George Osborne has recommitted to a ‘devolution revolution’ in today’s Spending Review...
BUSINESS
Spending Review: Osborne reaffirms business rates commitments
By William Eichler | 25 November 2015
Chancellor George Osborne has stuck to his commitments to allow councils to retain 100% of their ...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Whitehall attitude like 'Soviet Politburo'
By Dan Peters | 20 November 2015
Central government’s refusal to release control over local economies has been compared to the att...
FINANCE
Councils pay record rates relief
By Sam Clayden | 20 November 2015
Local authorities have paid £3bn in business rates discounts, according to new government figures.
FINANCE
Minding our own business
By Dan Peters | 19 November 2015
Heather Jameson and Dan Peters outline the results of an exclusive survey gauging whether local g...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Sector split emerges over business rates
By Heather Jameson | 17 November 2015
Council leaders are divided over George Osborne’s flagship policy to devolve business rates – as ...
BUSINESS
Lord Porter calls for 80/20 split of business rate to be reversed
16 November 2015
Local Government Association chairman, Lord Porter, has dismissed district council claims that th...
BUSINESS
Businesses should decide how much they pay in business rates
By Sam Clayden | 06 November 2015
Council leaders have insisted businesses should be able to decide how much they pay in business r...
FINANCE
UK devolution branded 'incoherent' in scathing report
By Thomas Bridge | 05 November 2015
Economists have demanded a radical rethink of devolution, in a report calling for Whitehall to be...
BUSINESS
The sector needs to lobby hard to protect its business rate
By Michael Burton | 03 November 2015
Michael Burton explains why councils need to keep up the fight on business rates or face up to a ...
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up to £179,404 per annum
Shape the Future of Essex. Drive climate action. Deliver for our communities. Apply for this job
Director of Social Work and Social Care
£100,731 to £104,625
You will join a values-driven senior leadership team, providing visible and responsive leadership. Apply for this job
Environmental Services Contract Manager
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This is a role with real strategic influence. From shaping policy and commissioning service improvements Apply for this job
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