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LOCAL DEMOCRACY
A checklist for new councillors
By John Tizard | 12 May 2023
In the aftermath of the local elections, John Tizard offers advice to new councillors and adminis...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
The ABC election
By Duncan Flynn | 12 May 2023
In his elections round-up, Duncan Flynn says the Conservatives not only lost badly, their pre-ele...
COUNCILLORS
A soporific saga
10 May 2023
Diary occasionally hears accusations of councillors snoozing during planning meetings.
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
Moving on from misinformation
By Christopher Hammond | 10 May 2023
In the age of polycrisis, Christopher Hammond argues that deliberate misinformation is one of the...
FINANCE
Devon decision-making 'driven by officers'
By Martin Ford | 28 April 2023
Decision-making at Conservative-led Devon CC is ‘driven by officers,’ a senior councillor has cla...
WELFARE
Councils better placed to deliver welfare than DWP, leaders claim
By Martin Ford | 26 April 2023
Sector representatives were brought before the Work and Pensions Committee to hear their experien...
COUNCILLORS
Avoiding a 'make it so' mentality
24 April 2023
The MJ’s series of articles on avoiding organisational failure continues with a look at the impor...
DIGITAL
How can innovation help meet financial pressures?
By Paul Marinko | 18 April 2023
Can new ways of working along with innovative partnerships and service delivery help alleviate th...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
Building back local trust
By Tom Forth | 18 April 2023
In the current climate of low turnouts in local elections, Tom Forth considers how councils could...
DEVOLUTION
Cornish push for nation status defeated
By Martin Ford | 18 April 2023
Calls for Cornwall Council to pursue devolution on the scale of Wales or Scotland have been narro...
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Assistant Director – Law, Governance and HR (Monitoring Officer)
Up to £78,510 p.a. (pay award pending)
Lead governance, integrity and legal excellence in Rushcliffe. Apply for this job
Service Director – Adult Social Care
£106,769 to £114,229
We’re seeking an inspiring, strategic leader... Apply for this job
Service Director – Transformation, Improvement & Quality Assurance
£93,804 – £109,223
Reading is changing Apply for this job
- LGA's first chair Lord Beecham dies
- LGR creates major challenges for the corporate services that many have reduced and pared back for years
- EXCLUSIVE: Ministers face legal threat as furious Sussex leaders demand answers on reorganisation delay
- When councils get desperate, they start being cultural liquidators
- Calls grow to fast-track reorganisation in Kent
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