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ELECTIONS

Pottering to the polls

12 May 2021

Electoral administrators had to be more creative than ever ahead of Super Thursday to find places...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Local elections 2021: Addressing low pay and inequality

By Rachel Kay | 12 May 2021

Those elected on 6 May must not miss the opportunity to secure better working lives for local peo...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Local elections 2021: The system creaked in the face of the number of polls

By Peter Stanyon | 11 May 2021

There were a variety of problems both ahead of and during polling day, says Peter Stanyon.

PLANNING

Queen's Speech: No social care solution in sight

By Heather Jameson | 11 May 2021

The Queen’s Speech has said proposals on social care reform will be brought forward – but it fell...

WHITEHALL

Queen's Speech: Controversial voter ID plans roll forward

By Dan Peters | 11 May 2021

Voter ID is expected to be introduced by May 2023 after the Government pledged to introduce legis...

ELECTIONS

Local elections 2021: Mistakes caught amid record number of polls

By Dan Peters | 10 May 2021

A smattering of errors was reported amid a bumper crop of elections.

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Local elections 2021: The process demands too much of teams

By Ian Miller | 10 May 2021

Ian Miller ponders the impact of Super Thursday on the mental health of electoral teams, and says...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Local elections 2021: Ideas for new administrations

By Tom Lloyd Goodwin | 10 May 2021

Tom Lloyd Goodwin of CLES lays out eight approaches to tackling the range of problems that threat...

COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK

Local elections 2021: Counties buck the Tory trend

By Heather Jameson | 09 May 2021

County councils have bucked the trend of Conservative success in the local elections on Thursday,...

MAYORS

Local elections 2021: Voters back mayors in referendums

By Heather Jameson | 09 May 2021

Tower Hamlets and Newham LBCs have both voted to keep the post of directly-elected mayor in refer...

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frederica-diamanta

Chief Executive

up to £165,000

Premium jobEbbsfleet is one of the UK’s most ambitious regeneration projects, a 21st-century Garden City Apply for this job

Ebbsfleet Development Corporation

Head of Legal and Governance

£92,948-£104,310 plus £6,500 Leadership Allowance and £5,000 Statutory Officer Allowance

Elmbridge is a vibrant borough, celebrated for its green spaces, bustling high streets and welcoming villages. Apply for this job

Elmbridge Borough Council

Director of Finance (Deputy Section 151 Officer)

up to salary max £121,445 per annum

We are now seeking a Director of Finance and Deputy Section 151 Officer to play a pivotal role Apply for this job

Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames Council