Title
COMBINED AUTHORITY
Mayor launches fairness and social justice board
By Dan Peters | 26 January 2018
An independent board to ensure that fairness and social justice inform everything the Liverpool c...
FINANCE
Mayor defends £11 tax precept
By Mark Conrad | 25 January 2018
West Midlands mayor Andy Street yesterday defended his proposal for an £11 council tax precept af...
BUSINESS
Former LEP chair accused of cover-up over deal
By Mark Conrad | 23 January 2018
MPs have accused an ex-local enterprise partnership (LEP) chairman of a ‘cover up’ after he refus...
HUMOUR
1066 'n' all that
18 January 2018
The Bayeux Tapestry depicts the Norman Conquest of England but a millennium later another battle ...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
LEP moves to become 'most transparent' in England
By Dan Peters | 16 January 2018
A local enterprise partnership (LEP) that had funding restrictions slapped on it by the Governmen...
FINANCE
Burnham under pressure to limit tax
By Mark Conrad | 12 January 2018
Greater Manchester’s mayor, Andy Burnham, is under pressure to limit his council tax precept.
HEALTH
Metro mayors have key role in health and wealth
By Duncan Selbie | 21 December 2017
Chief executive of Public Health England, Duncan Selbie, and managing director of consultancy Met...
DCLG
Combined authority hires ex-Downing Street adviser
By Dan Peters | 18 December 2017
A former No 10 policy unit adviser has been hired as West Midlands Combined Authority’s (WMCA) di...
DCLG
'Push ahead with devo until you're told to stop'
By Sam Clayden | 14 December 2017
Local leaders should keep pushing the limits of devolution until they are told to stop, the chief...
DEVOLUTION
Proceed until apprehended
By Heather Jameson | 13 December 2017
As metro mayors change the face of local government in England, West Midlands Combined Authority ...
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Executive Director Children and Education (DCS)
£161,239 - £177,363 plus benefits (with flexibility for an exceptional appointment, up to £190,000)
Build the future. Shape lives. Lead change. Apply for this job
Assistant Director of Technology and Innovation
£115k,, expected to work flexibly with some opportunities for homeworking
We are looking for a strategic leader who can harness the power of technology, data, artificial intelligence and innovation Apply for this job
Service Manager - Corporate Governance Services (Deputy Monitoring Officer)
£47,738 - £51,928
Premium jobThis is an exciting time to join our Governance and Corporate Services function. Apply for this job
- Local Outcomes Framework: Why councils need fairer performance measures
- East Cambs in bid for devo without LGR
- Government faces formal challenge over funding
- Budget 2026: IPPR North calls for regional growth and cost-of-living action
- National Care Service: Why local government must be central to social care reform
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