Elections

By Martin Ford | 17 April 2023

Fresh doubts have been raised about the recording of people turned away from polling stations due...

Tories expect to lose 1,000 seats

By Martin Ford | 17 April 2023

The Conservatives are braced to lose 1,000 council seats in next month’s local elections.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

We need a new Audit Commission

By Lord Bob Kerslake | 12 April 2023

The Mark II version of the Audit Commission should look very different to the first time around. ...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Local elections should be about local issues

By Cllr Sam Chapman-Allen | 12 April 2023

This year’s polls are of unprecedented importance for the district sector, says Cllr Sam Chapman-...

BUSINESS

Labour pledges to revitalise high streets

By Mark Conrad | 12 April 2023

Labour will today promote its plan to revitalise ailing high streets through a £700m fund to help...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Government monitoring Tower Hamlets after chief's sudden departure

By Dan Peters | 03 April 2023

The Government has revealed it is ‘monitoring the situation’ at Tower Hamlets LBC following the s...

BUSINESS

Don't wait for Westminster: Start building better lives

By Tom Lloyd Goodwin | 28 March 2023

It is still unclear how Labour intend to deliver a more inclusive economic future than the curren...

ELECTIONS

Minister raps council over pre-election restrictions

By Martin Ford | 28 March 2023

Experts have said pre-election period restrictions are causing misunderstandings among officers a...

ELECTIONS

Gove plays down voter ID concerns

By Martin Ford | 24 March 2023

Local government secretary Michael Gove has brushed off fears of gaps in data collection on voter...

ELECTIONS

Elections: a comms guide

By Andy Allsopp | 21 March 2023

Andy Allsopp presents a handy primer for council communicators that unpicks the Local Authority P...

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Team Manager - Locality

£55,979.00, Grade 13

Wakefield Children’s Services have been rated by Ofsted as GOOD with outstanding leadership. Apply for this job

Wakefield Council

Executive Director – Adult Social Care, Health & Wellbeing

£131,208 (Hay 1)

Lead with Purpose. Build on Excellence. Shape the Future of Health and Wellbeing in Sefton. Apply for this job

Sefton Borough Council

Strategic Finance Business Partners (five roles)

up to £80k

Nottingham is a bold, vibrant, and exciting Core City at the heart of the UK, alive with potential and ambition. Apply for this job

Nottingham City Council