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ECONOMIC GROWTH

Jenrick appeal for shovel-ready schemes

By Dan Peters | 15 June 2020

Communities secretary Robert Jenrick has urged local areas to submit ideas for ‘shovel-ready’ sch...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

IFS exposes impact of COVID-19 on different areas

By Heather Jameson | 15 June 2020

The balance of protecting public health and returning to economic activity varies from one area t...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Public administration is the only sector left undamaged by coronavirus

By Michael Burton | 12 June 2020

The UK economy shrank by a record breaking 25% between February and April with steep falls in the...

THIRD SECTOR

The 2020 Public Services Commission: 10 years after

By Dr Henry Kippin | 11 June 2020

Ben Lucas and Dr Henry Kippin assess the work of the 2020 Public Services Commission. They also a...

CLIMATE CHANGE

Putting local communities at the heart of the green jobs revolution

By Sir Richard Leese | 11 June 2020

Councils are driving the climate change agenda locally, says Cllr Sir Richard Leese. They can be ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

No glorious but implausible utopias

By Mike Emmerich | 09 June 2020

Mike Emmerich says we should use the recovery phase to build on what councils have been doing dur...

SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP OF MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES

Where do we go from here to 'level up' this country?

By Dr Arianna Giovannini | 09 June 2020

The survival of the local state might be at stake, but this ‘failing’ is not of its own making, s...

HEALTH

The crisis has proved again that local action works

By Cllr John Fuller | 09 June 2020

The District Councils' Network has set out a five-point Manifesto for Recovery outlining how we c...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Our national state and its agencies are incapable of responding to a crisis

By Paul Wheeler | 09 June 2020

We need a slimmer, more strategic central state and one that relies on local initiative and capac...

WHITEHALL

Council planning powers under threat

By Michael Burton | 08 June 2020

Planning powers could be shifted from local authorities to development corporations as part of an...

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frederica-diamanta

Director of Transport

£112,924

Premium jobEast Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) is on a bold journey. Apply for this job

East Midlands Combined County Authority

Group Lawyer Manager (Contracts and Commercial) - WMF2156e

£63,830 - £66,642

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Commercial and Contracts Lawyer to join our high-performing legal team Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council

Programme Manager, Scarborough

£49,764 - £53,817 per annum

Are you someone who is innovative and can oversee the delivery of strategic transformation programmes? Apply for this job

North Yorkshire Council