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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...
WHITEHALL
Oflog 'could help strengthen local government accountability'
By Dan Peters | 06 April 2023
The executive Mayor of beleaguered Croydon has suggested the Government’s new local government wa...
SOLACE
Where next for public servants?
By Catherine Needham | 04 April 2023
A decade ago, the 21st Century Public Servant project looked at the changing nature of work in lo...
Head of Employment Policy and Practice
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- April 2029 vesting day for all areas as ministers recommit to reorganisation
- Budget 2026: High streets to benefit from greater business rates relief
- Budget 2026: Fiscal Devolution Roadmap published and new mayors announced
- Budget 2026: Healey's first Budget delivers fiscal devo vision
- Budget 2026: Chancellor confirms £285m Good Growth funding
Head of Employment Policy and Practice
£84,459-£92,332
Shaping the future of employment practice in one of London's most ambitious councils Apply for this job
Head of Internal Audit, Anti-Fraud & Risk
£84,459-£92,332
Providing assurance, protecting public resources and strengthening resilience Apply for this job
Director of Compliance
£111,248
Strengthening governance, assurance and organisational confidence Apply for this job
- April 2029 vesting day for all areas as ministers recommit to reorganisation
- Budget 2026: High streets to benefit from greater business rates relief
- Budget 2026: Fiscal Devolution Roadmap published and new mayors announced
- Budget 2026: Healey's first Budget delivers fiscal devo vision
- Budget 2026: Chancellor confirms £285m Good Growth funding
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