FINANCE

Battle lines drawn ahead of election

By Dan Peters | 28 April 2015

Battle lines have been drawn across local government ahead of the last week of campaigning.

BUSINESS

Race is on for two-speed post-election reforms

By Dan Peters | 28 April 2015

A two-speed process to reform local government finance should be launched after the election, sec...

WHITEHALL

Fin de siecle blues

By Abdool Kara | 28 April 2015

Abdool Kara reflects on what he views as a malicious flurry of arbitrary official diktats issued ...

FINANCE

Call for devolution in Queen's Speech

By Jamie Hailstone | 28 April 2015

Town hall bosses from across the United Kingdom have joined forces to call on the next government...

FINANCE

Tory hits out at Lib Dem council tax plans

By Jamie Hailstone | 27 April 2015

A senior Conservative local government figure has accused the Lib Dems of not trusting voters wit...

CLIMATE CHANGE

Devolution delivered?

By Jonathan Werran | 22 April 2015

Key positions on local government finance, housing and economic growth were staked out in the mai...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Clegg's power pledge

By Jonathan Werran | 21 April 2015

Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg has vowed to restore English local government’s status as a ‘p...

FINANCE

Labour would seek immediate imposition of mansion tax

21 April 2015

A Labour government would levy a mansion tax on properties worth more than £2m in its first weeks...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Going further

By Nick Clegg | 21 April 2015

Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg sets out the Liberal Democrats’ offer to local government – devo...

PAY

UKIP vows to slash senior council staff and salaries

By Jonathan Werran | 15 April 2015

UKIP has promised to slash ‘excessive pay deals and golden handshakes for council executives’ in ...

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frederica-diamanta

Team Manager - Locality

£55,979.00, Grade 13

Wakefield Children’s Services have been rated by Ofsted as GOOD with outstanding leadership. Apply for this job

Wakefield Council

Executive Director – Adult Social Care, Health & Wellbeing

£131,208 (Hay 1)

Lead with Purpose. Build on Excellence. Shape the Future of Health and Wellbeing in Sefton. Apply for this job

Sefton Borough Council

Strategic Finance Business Partners (five roles)

up to £80k

Nottingham is a bold, vibrant, and exciting Core City at the heart of the UK, alive with potential and ambition. Apply for this job

Nottingham City Council