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NET ZERO
Whitehall sets up virtual meetings to clarify councils' net zero roles
By EXCLUSIVE by Dan Peters | 19 December 2025
Whitehall has formed a virtual working group with local government officers to provide ‘clarity’ over the sector’s roles and responsibilities in achieving net zero, The MJ can reveal.
ENVIRONMENT
Ministers accused of 'scapegoating' nature
By Neil Merrick | 16 November 2025
Ministers have been accused of ‘scapegoating’ nature as they attempt to build 1.5 million homes d...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Edinburgh to miss 2030 net zero target
By Joe Lepper | 22 October 2025
Edinburgh City Council will not meet its ambition to be net zero by 2030, according to a report d...
FINANCE
Council pension funds pile pressure on firms over climate
By Neil Merrick | 20 October 2025
Big firms have been put under renewed pressure by the Local Authority Pension Fund Forum (LAPFF) ...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Consensus emerges over statutory climate change duty
By Joe Lepper | 02 October 2025
A ‘clear consensus’ has emerged among councils for the sector to be subject to a statutory climat...
YOUTH SERVICES
The challenge for decision makers is how best to listen to young people
By Graham Duxbury | 13 August 2025
Young people are indeed entitled – entitled to a say in the decisions we make now that will shape...
ENVIRONMENT
Not zero: Core cities admit they will fail to hit ambitious climate targets
By Dan Peters | 07 August 2025
Core cities have called for billions of pounds of investment to transition to net zero after admi...
PLACE-MAKING
Cities that measure what's easy will miss what's essential
By Nick Kemp | 28 July 2025
Cllr Nick Kemp explains how a city-level environmental, social and governance framework for Newca...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Common sense Reform
By Paul Marinko | 03 July 2025
Reform UK is taking a measured approach to implementing change as the party takes charge of Durha...
CLIMATE CHANGE
Climate strategy: More benefits than burdens
By Adele Gritten | 03 July 2025
Net zero ambitions can, and must, go hand in hand with local growth, writes Adele Gritten
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Counter Fraud and Trading Standards Manager
£62,766 - £69,984
Barnet is a borough with much to be proud of. Apply for this job
Director of Housing
Competitive
Lead a housing service through regulatory scrutiny, cultural change, and operational complexity. Apply for this job
Assistant Director Children’s Partnerships and Sufficiency
£100,545 to £111,533 plus relocation support
North Yorkshire is England’s largest county and a beautiful, vibrant place to live and work. Apply for this job
- Reed says councils should not be offering 'full-time pay for part-time work'
- Scrooge Says: Bah Humbug to Local Elections
- Cleverly backs pro-density housing report
- EXCLUSIVE: Opposition leader refuses to sign 'NDA' over £10m payment
- Regeneration: Tenacity, not tenure: keeping a long-term project on track
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