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IPPR NORTH

Devolution must be felt tangibly by communities

By Zoe Billingham | 05 March 2026

Government and local authorities should use the ongoing process of reorganisation to revive democ...

GOVERNANCE

Getting ahead of the local election results

By Ed Hammond | 04 March 2026

Prior to the publication of a new practice guide from the Centre for Governance and Scrutiny, Ed ...

ELECTIONS

Government should have 'leeway' to seek new council leaders' LGR views

By Ann McGauran | 04 March 2026

Government should have ‘some leeway’ to offer newly-elected council leaders the chance to put for...

ELECTIONS

Rolling the dice on the May polls

By Jonathan Werran | 04 March 2026

Jonathan Werran considers the scenarios that could emerge from the local elections and says recen...

POLITICS

Councils prepare for political turmoil

By Martin Ford | 04 March 2026

Local government is braced for political turmoil after the Greens and Reform UK took first and se...

POLITICS

After the elections: Crafting a new council

By Martin Ford | 04 March 2026

With councils bracing for the upheaval of political change in May’s local elections, Martin Ford ...

ELECTIONS

The clock is ticking on votes at 16

By Peter Stanyon | 03 March 2026

There’s a lot to like in the Representation of the People Bill, but the Association of Electoral ...

WHITEHALL

Government to 'look again' at election postponement powers

By Dan Peters | 27 February 2026

The Government will ‘look again’ at the secretary of state’s powers after peers launched an attem...

ELECTIONS

Calls for local elections indemnity grow

By Martin Ford | 26 February 2026

Further calls have been made to provide legal protection for returning officers after the Governm...

REORGANISATION

Designing the new council together

By Charlotte Platten | 26 February 2026

Members and the community must play their roles in shaping the future as councils go through loca...

frederica-diamanta

Finance Manager - Housing

£58,165 - £62,094 (Pay award pending)

Do you want to be part of a great team that genuinely makes a difference? Apply for this job

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council

Service Manager - Property and Investment

£55,620 - £57,869 per annum (pay award pending)

As Service Manager – Property and Investment, you will be the Council’s professional lead on for commercial property and investment. Apply for this job

Ashfield District Council

Director of Education

£111,136 –£116,521

Stoke-on-Trent is ambitious for its children and young people. Apply for this job

Stoke-on-Trent City Council

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frederica-diamanta

Finance Manager - Housing

£58,165 - £62,094 (Pay award pending)

Do you want to be part of a great team that genuinely makes a difference? Apply for this job

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council

Service Manager - Property and Investment

£55,620 - £57,869 per annum (pay award pending)

As Service Manager – Property and Investment, you will be the Council’s professional lead on for commercial property and investment. Apply for this job

Ashfield District Council

Director of Education

£111,136 –£116,521

Stoke-on-Trent is ambitious for its children and young people. Apply for this job

Stoke-on-Trent City Council

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