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FINANCE
Long-term solution sought to drainage board pressure
By Dan Peters | 12 June 2023
Councils are seeking a ‘long-term solution’ as internal drainage boards (IDB) warn increasing ene...
FINANCE
Inflation, finance and the future
By James Maker | 30 May 2023
Inflation may be coming down, but local government will still face some tricky decisions. James M...
BUSINESS
Call for removal of council tax prison threat
By Rachel Salveta | 24 May 2023
England should follow Scotland and Wales by removing the threat of prison for the non-payment of ...
FINANCE
Treasury defends council tax
By Martin Ford | 19 May 2023
A minister has defended council tax after MPs put forward a potential alternative.
FINANCE
Welsh Government to detail council tax reform later this year
By Paul Marinko | 03 May 2023
The Welsh Government has revealed it will announce details of its council tax reforms later this ...
WHITEHALL
Parish poll sparks fresh modernisation call
By Dan Peters | 28 April 2023
Ministers have been urged to ‘modernise the archaic 40-year-old system’ of parish polls after wha...
COUNCIL TAX
Council tax rises are set to continue
By Rob Whiteman | 18 April 2023
Given the economic outlook, even councils where tax has risen may still need to use reserves to b...
FINANCE
Labour pledges to freeze council tax
By Dan Peters | 30 March 2023
Labour’s shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves has pledged to spend £2.7bn freezing council tax for a y...
SOCIAL CARE
Going on the offensive to explain reality of council finances
By Phil Avery | 28 March 2023
With the current cost of living pressures facing residents, Phil Avery sets out why Swindon Counc...
FINANCE
County council leaders issue 'bleak' finance warning
By William Eichler | 23 March 2023
County councils need to make £1bn worth of savings to cope with ‘unprecedented’ financial pressur...
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Chief Executive
Competitive
Camden Learning is a pioneering schools-led partnership bringing together 57 schools. Apply for this job
Assistant Director
£88,671 - £97,706 per annum
Our Assistant Directors have the resources and the authority they need to make our ambition a reality for children Apply for this job
Planning Manager (Development Management)
£49,817 to £53,051 per annum
You should be a member of the RTPI with an excellent knowledge and experience of planning and development control. Apply for this job
- Scottish local government system to be overhauled
- Wandsworth uses Communities Act to fight funding cuts
- Government rows back on plans to exclude councils from ICBs
- Calls to ease borrowing restrictions in wake of homes buying blitz
- Replumbing Britain's growth model: how to unlock place-based investment
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