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LOCAL DEMOCRACY
How to make a citizens' assembly work for you
By James Moody | 21 January 2020
Want to commission a citizens’ assembly? Here, three councils say ‘go for it’. But there’s a lot ...
FINANCE
Grenfell council adopts participatory budgeting
By Dan Peters | 17 January 2020
The council at the centre of the Grenfell Tower tragedy has used participatory budgeting for the ...
HEALTH
More power for the people
15 January 2020
Margaret Bolton argues that it’s time to establish a Community Wealth Fund to devolve decision-ma...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
A wealth of benefits
By John Tizard | 15 January 2020
Community Wealth Building is too commonly seen as ‘local procurement’, but this seriously misses ...
NEW LOCAL
Communities hold the key to children's social care
By Pawda Tjoa | 15 January 2020
Pawda Tjoa says community-led approaches to early intervention should offer valuable lessons for ...
NEW LOCAL
Rooted in the real world
By Ann McGauran | 09 January 2020
Director of the New Local Government Network, Adam Lent, talks to Ann McGauran about the impact m...
PLANNING
Funding communities at the coal face
By David Armiger | 09 January 2020
Areas like Bassetlaw need a change of approach by Government that delivers investment in hard-to-...
DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES
Food keeps new arrivals on their feet
09 January 2020
Cllr Ahsan Khan explains how Waltham Forest LBC’s Welcome Meals initiative builds on its ‘proud h...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Unlocking the potential of towns
By Pippa Coutts | 08 January 2020
As councils and their partners grapple with how to ensure the attention on towns brings real loca...
EUROPEAN UNION
Breaking down that segregation (a little)
By Dan Corry | 12 December 2019
It has not been the best advertisement for our democracy and most people will be glad it’s all ov...
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Strategic Director of Finance Strategy
£117,061 - £129,288
Nottingham is a bold, vibrant, and exciting Core City at the heart of the UK, alive with potential and ambition. Apply for this job
Head of Early Years and Early Help
£90,126 - £98,319
Merton is an Ofsted rated ‘Outstanding’ authority—yet it is our ambition, our humility, and our drive to keep learning that truly define us. Apply for this job
Strategic Director of Finance Operations
£117,061 - £129,288
Nottingham is a bold, vibrant, and exciting Core City at the heart of the UK, alive with potential and ambition. Apply for this job
Strategic Director of Finance Strategy
£117,061 - £129,288
Nottingham is a bold, vibrant, and exciting Core City at the heart of the UK, alive with potential and ambition. Apply for this job
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