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WHITEHALL

Councils left to tackle refugee crisis

By Mark Whitehead | 09 September 2015

The Government is facing a wave of protests from local authorities over its handling of the refug...

BUSINESS

We can close the productivity gap

By Sir Richard Leese | 03 September 2015

On 11 September Core Cities leaders and mayors will gather in London to launch two major reports ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Sharing concerns

By Dan Peters | 12 August 2015

The EU Committee of the regions still remains relatively unknown. The MJ’s Dan Peters went to Bru...

LEGISLATION

Let's stick together

By Jonathan House | 17 July 2015

As the Cities and Local Government Bill makes its way through the houses of parliament, local aut...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Pre-Budget call for 'radical' spending reform

By Heather Jameson | 06 July 2015

The leaders of the Core Cities have called for a ‘radical reform’ of the comprehensive spending r...

WHITEHALL

Forging a new pathway

By Cllr Paul Watson | 17 June 2015

Cllr Paul Watson comments on why devolution will only work if local authorities have the resource...

WHITEHALL

Devolving power from the centre

By Andy Sawford | 09 June 2015

The cause of localism has been advanced following the General Election. Andy Sawford examines how...

WHITEHALL

Osborne's mayoral bombshell divides English big city leaders

By Jonathan Werran | 20 May 2015

Chancellor George Osborne’s controversial offer to restrict radical devolution deals solely to ar...

CORE CITIES

Early Clark optimism dampened by Osborne's mayoral drive

By Heather Jameson | 20 May 2015

Despite the widely held belief that Greg Clark’s appointment as communities secretary would heral...

FINANCE

Full steam ahead for devolution

By Michael Burton | 19 May 2015

On the same day last week that the Chancellor announced legislation to implement the next stage o...

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frederica-diamanta

Head of Law and Governance and Monitoring Officer

£79,336 – £86,691 per annum

As Head of Law and Governance you join at a critical time. Apply for this job

Crawley Borough Council

Director of Finance and Procurement

£109,248 - £120,622

Gloucestershire County Council is seeking an exceptional, forward-thinking Director of Finance. Apply for this job

Gloucestershire County Council

Group Finance Manager - Pensions & Treasury

£65,873 - £68,775

This is your opportunity to be part of something impactful, where your skills will help shape the future of public sector pensions. Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council