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FISCAL DEVOLUTION
Where is fiscal devo going and what is the agenda for Core Cities?
By Paul Marinko | 25 June 2026
Since the chancellor announced plans for devolved income tax the question appears to have happily moved away from ‘if’ to ‘when’. The MJ, Impower and Core Cities asked council and combined authorit...
REORGANISATION
LGR will succeed or fail on the frontline
By Charles Edwards | 24 June 2026
Reorganisation must protect frontline delivery, retain local knowledge and simplify services, say...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Thames Valley devo deal thrown into doubt
By Dan Peters | 22 June 2026
A deal to create a Thames Valley foundation strategic authority has seemingly collapsed at the 11...
PEOPLE
Reeves among King's birthday honours
By Dan Peters | 15 June 2026
Oxfordshire CC’s chief executive, Martin Reeves, has been awarded an OBE in the King’s birthday h...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
EXCLUSIVE: LGA moves closer to strategic authority offer
By Paul Marinko | 11 June 2026
The Local Government Association (LGA) is getting closer to making a membership offer to strategi...
LEADERSHIP
Broadening the talent pool
By Roger Russell | 10 June 2026
Roger Russell says it is time to start seriously think about improving the process of bringing pr...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Burnham calls for council powers boost
By Dan Peters | 10 June 2026
Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has called for more council enforcement powers to support E...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Managing the mission to beef up growth
By Ann McGauran | 10 June 2026
The National Wealth Fund has significantly broadened its remit. Through its regional project acce...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Call for fiscal devolution to be based on clear criteria
By Neil Merrick | 08 June 2026
Fiscal devolution must be based around local taxes or revenue rather than the existing grant syst...
REORGANISATION
Peers call for reorganisation reset
By Joe Lepper | 28 May 2026
Peers have called for a ‘fundamental reset’ around local government reorganisation (LGR) among De...
DEVOLUTION
England's post-elections politics makes path to devo 'immeasurably harder'
By Ann McGauran | 21 May 2026
The post-May 7 political arithmetic of the city regions leaves delivery on devolution ‘immeasurab...
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- Hampshire and Portsmouth to challenge local government reorganisation
- EXCLUSIVE: Government reorganisation plan 'on track' despite Starmer resignation, McGovern insists
- The MJ crowns Local Authority of the Year
- 'Fiscal devolution to be more likely with Burnham as PM'
- EXCLUSIVE: Councillor behaviour takes toll on chiefs, survey finds
Associate Director for Financial Management (Deputy Section 151 Officer)
£108,015 - £118,000 pa
Operational leadership that turns strategy into reality. Apply for this job
Director of Finance (Section 151 Officer)
Competitive
The strategic voice of finance at the heart of Dudley. Apply for this job
Director of Commissioning, Procurement & Contract Management
£99k - £103k
When you’re spending ten figures a year, you need to be way beyond just asking ‘how many, and how much? Apply for this job
- Hampshire and Portsmouth to challenge local government reorganisation
- EXCLUSIVE: Government reorganisation plan 'on track' despite Starmer resignation, McGovern insists
- The MJ crowns Local Authority of the Year
- 'Fiscal devolution to be more likely with Burnham as PM'
- EXCLUSIVE: Councillor behaviour takes toll on chiefs, survey finds
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