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WHITEHALL
Enough chaos and confusion, now we need solutions
By Heather Jameson | 28 June 2023
No one got everything right during the pandemic, but the early days showed a failure of central G...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
Opportunity knocks for the sector
27 June 2023
Ahead of next week’s Local Government Association (LGA) annual conference in Bournemouth, The MJ ...
DEVOLUTION
Revealing excellence
By Heather Jameson | 26 June 2023
The MJ Achievement Awards were an opportunity to put the energy, hard work and creativity of loca...
ELECTIONS
Uncertainty has made me very certain about the value of some things
By Gill Kneller | 26 June 2023
East Hampshire's elections revealed a hung council. Chief executive Gill Kneller says 'what stood...
ELECTIONS
Risk of 'major electoral failure,' officers warn
By Martin Ford | 26 June 2023
Pressure on council teams running elections will only be recognised in the event of a ‘major elec...
ELECTIONS
Official figures show thousands deterred by voter ID
By Martin Ford | 22 June 2023
About 14,000 people were unable to vote at polling stations in the May elections due to ID requir...
ELECTIONS
The size conspiracy
By Colin Copus | 20 June 2023
The journey towards implementing the recommendations in the Redcliffe-Maud report is based on the...
PLANNING
Addressing the NIMBY challenge
By Michael Burton | 19 June 2023
How can we persuade communities to accept that more housing, sensitively placed, is in their inte...
ELECTIONS
How to grow a successful coalition
By Claire Kober | 19 June 2023
Giving serious consideration to the suitability of potential coalitions is an important step in s...
ELECTIONS
Peer's claims of 'deficiencies' in voter ID rollout
By Martin Ford | 14 June 2023
A minister has defended councils’ efforts to implement voter ID in the local elections.
Chief Executive
£205,749 to £224,986
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Assistant Director Finance & Governance and Deputy Section 151 Officer
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- Future Forum Midlands: Two councils using agentic AI for citizen contact
- Future Forum Midlands: Civil servants dismiss timetable speculation for LGR review
- Drowning in AI tide
- EXCLUSIVE: Burnham wish for new settlement with sector
- Future Forum Midlands: Ex-Starmer advisor sees future for reorganisation
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
- Future Forum Midlands: Two councils using agentic AI for citizen contact
- Future Forum Midlands: Civil servants dismiss timetable speculation for LGR review
- Drowning in AI tide
- EXCLUSIVE: Burnham wish for new settlement with sector
- Future Forum Midlands: Ex-Starmer advisor sees future for reorganisation
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