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ECONOMIC GROWTH
A worrying trend towards self-sufficiency
By Frances Foster | 05 December 2014
Treasurer of the Special Interest Group of Municipal Authorities, Frances Foster, on the unfairne...
FINANCE
'Colossal' local government spending cuts to come
By Jonathan Werran | 04 December 2014
Unprotected areas of public spending – including local government budgets - face ‘cuts on a colo...
FINANCE
Risks of retrenchment
By Andrew Jepp | 04 December 2014
The big risk to local government is that as cutbacks reduce services further, they expose themsel...
WHITEHALL
Divided devolution
By Sir Merrick Cockell | 04 December 2014
Sir Merrick Cockell says the chancellor's warm words for local government in the Autumn Statement...
FINANCE
Door is open for devolution deals, says Osborne
By Heather Jameson | 03 December 2014
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, told local government his door was ‘open’ for mo...
BUSINESS
Property experts hail business rates review
By Jonathan Werran | 03 December 2014
Property experts have hailed the chancellor for his pledge to hold a structural review of busines...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Further devolution deals fail to materialise
By Dan Peters | 03 December 2014
Chancellor George Osborne failed to announce any further devolution deals in today’s Autumn State...
FINANCE
Ex-minister urges Whitehall to give councils control over property taxes
By Michael Burton | 02 December 2014
All local property-based taxes such as stamp duty and land tax should be retained by local author...
HEALTH
It's time for council leaders to step up to the plate
By Jim McMahon | 02 December 2014
It’s likely to be another tough week for local government leaders as the chancellor prepares to u...
HEALTH
Extra funding for fraud clampdown
By Dan Peters | 27 November 2014
A range of council-led projects to claw back billions of pounds of taxpayers’ money lost every ye...
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- LGA proposes alternative to commissioners
- Local government reorganisation review nears completion
- Minister denies planning changes are 'overriding democracy'
- LGA forges 'strategic partnership' with No10 North
- EXCLUSIVE: Chiefs push for councils to be viewed equally as Government seeks to rewire the state
Director of Environmental and Commercial Services
£96,900 - £112,827 (plus £10k Market Supplement)
The services you will lead are fundamental to that ambition. Apply for this job
Chief Executive
Competitive
You will lead an organisation with ambition, complexity and reach, while helping shape the future of a place Apply for this job
Director of Family Help & Children’s Social Care
Up to £123,477
To help drive this vision forward, we’re seeking an exceptional Director of Family Help & Children’s Social Care. Apply for this job
- LGA proposes alternative to commissioners
- Local government reorganisation review nears completion
- Minister denies planning changes are 'overriding democracy'
- LGA forges 'strategic partnership' with No10 North
- EXCLUSIVE: Chiefs push for councils to be viewed equally as Government seeks to rewire the state
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