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DEVOLUTION
Devolution requires 'impetus from the top'
By Martin Ford | 26 January 2021
Prime ministerial backing is the key to making a success of devolution, MPs have heard.
THIRD SECTOR
How COVID confirmed Greater Manchester's focus on people not programmes
By Daisy Carter | 21 January 2021
Daisy Carter outlines how the citizen experience across Greater Manchester changed during COVID a...
DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES
Combined authority expansion halted by 'party politics'
By Martin Ford | 09 November 2020
The expansion of the West of England Combined Authority (WECA) has stalled after leaders failed t...
WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: Shevlin suggests reorganisation alternative as rival bids threaten his council's future
By Dan Peters | 03 November 2020
A former chair of the District Councils’ Network chief executives’ group has suggested a radical ...
COMBINED AUTHORITY
Greater Manchester secures £65m lockdown fund
By Martin Ford | 27 October 2020
Mayor Andy Burnham has said he expects to get ‘at least’ £65m from the Government to support peop...
COMBINED AUTHORITY
Call for Cobra meeting with regional leaders
By Martin Ford | 21 September 2020
Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has pressed for a Cobra meeting with leaders from the Engli...
CHIEF EXECUTIVES
Rogers to retire next year
By Dan Peters | 09 September 2020
The Liverpool-born chief executive of the region’s combined authority has announced he plans to r...
HEALTH
Councils plead for further devolution
By Martin Ford | 08 September 2020
Local authorities require more devolved powers to drive improvements in health and social care, M...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
EXCLUSIVE: Lib Dems raise reorganisation concerns
By Dan Peters | 01 September 2020
Lib Dem council leaders have raised ‘serious concerns’ with local government secretary Robert Jen...
WHITEHALL
Row over lockdown easing
By Martin Ford | 01 September 2020
Political tensions have risen over the lifting of local lockdown restrictions in Greater Manchester.
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As the Section 151 Officer, you will play a key role in supporting the Council through its wider journey.. Apply for this job
Director of Customer, Digital and Corporate Strategy
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