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BUSINESS RATES
Reflections on the West Midlands trailblazer devo deal one year on
By Ed Cox | 20 March 2024
Ed Cox sets out his five takeaways from the first year of the West Midlands trailblazer devolutio...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Can the Liverpool city region seize its golden moment?
By Tom Arnold | 20 March 2024
A Manifesto for Liverpool City Region addresses the economic, social, environmental and political...
HEALTH
Combined recipe for healthy communities
By Tom Lloyd Goodwin | 20 March 2024
Tom Lloyd Goodwin highlights a programme designed to deliver more insight into mayoral combined a...
WHITEHALL
The dead hand of centralism holds back productivity
By Ian Miller | 20 March 2024
If councils had the tools, most if not all of them could by now have set fees to recover the full...
DEVOLUTION
Growing pains
By Ben Franklin | 20 March 2024
With local growth high on the political agenda, Ben Franklin sets out his recipe for success.
FINANCE
Councillors back Greater Lincolnshire devolution deal
By Dan Peters | 15 March 2024
Proposals for a mayoral devolution deal for Greater Lincolnshire have been approved by the three ...
FINANCE
A conspiracy of silence
By Michael Burton | 13 March 2024
Both Conservatives and Labour have been coy about how they intend to improve public services, red...
FINANCE
Budget: Chancellor launches productivity push
By Heather Jameson | 06 March 2024
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has unveiled a Budget with little respite for local government but demands...
WHITEHALL
Budget: Trailblazer devo deal for North East
By Dan Peters | 06 March 2024
The North East has secured a trailblazer devolution deal that could provide a package of new fund...
FINANCE
Tees Valley councils to learn extent of financial risk from Teeswork scheme
By Paul Marinko | 06 March 2024
The financial risk faced by the five councils within the Tees Valley Combined Authority is set to...
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- More grief ahead as reorganisation is plunged into chaos
- Future Forum Midlands: Civil servants dismiss timetable speculation for LGR review
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Chief Executive
£205,749 to £224,986
Premium jobNorth Yorkshire Council is seeking an exceptional leader to become our next Chief Executive. Apply for this job
Chief Executive
£competitive
We are looking for an exceptional senior leader with a strong record of leading change Apply for this job
Assistant Director Finance & Governance and Deputy Section 151 Officer
up to £121,526 + a monthly car allowance of £200 per month + fringe allowance of £753 per annum
You will lead a broad and influential portfolio including finance, revenues and benefits, procurement, audit, risk, insurance and corporate fraud. Apply for this job
- More grief ahead as reorganisation is plunged into chaos
- Future Forum Midlands: Civil servants dismiss timetable speculation for LGR review
- Future Forum Midlands: Two councils using agentic AI for citizen contact
- Future Forum Midlands: Ex-Starmer advisor sees future for reorganisation
- The local government reorganisation reset changes the recruitment brief
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