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ELECTIONS

The race to make every vote count

By Allen Graham | 25 November 2014

Rushcliffe BC chief executive Allen Graham looks ahead to the 1 December publication of revised e...

WHITEHALL

Devolve to re-engage voters, MPs urge

By Jonathan Werran | 14 November 2014

Political parties should pledge to end overcentralisation and extend devolution to fight voter ap...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

The hard work of electoral registration can never stand still

By Peter Wardle | 04 November 2014

Peter Wardle sets out the Electoral Commission's preparations to support Electoral Registration O...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Every vote counts

By Alex Stevenson | 03 November 2014

The transition to individual electoral registration, the biggest such reform in more than 80 year...

ENVIRONMENT

Respecting the real headline-makers

By David Walker | 20 October 2014

Despite UKIP’s successes, David Walker assesses the wider challenges ‘protest parties’ would face...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Minister raised fears of Tower Hamlets voter intimidation

By Jonathan Werran | 02 September 2014

Cities minister Greg Clark voiced fears to voting watchdogs Tower Hamlets residents might be too ...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

We worked hard for months before the election

By John Williams | 06 August 2014

There was a general consensus before the elections in Tower Hamlets that tougher measures were ne...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Lessons from the past about governance

By John Stewart | 22 November 2011

George Jones and John Stewart look at how councils in the past dealt with issues like referenda a...

WHITEHALL

The forgotten elections

By John Stewart | 26 May 2010

The local polls were almost an afterthought given the general election. Will fixed-term parliamen...

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Strategic Director – Place-Based Services

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Executive Director of Adult Care Services

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This is an exciting time to be joining Hertfordshire County Council. Apply for this job

Hertfordshire County Council

Assistant Director - People & Change

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Cambridge is a city of global reputation and local pride – a place of ideas, innovation and inclusion. Apply for this job

Cambridge City Council