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LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Admit when you're wrong

By Dan Corry | 20 April 2021

If we know less and less about successes and failures because we allow denial of the truth and a ...

DEVOLUTION

Opportunity knocks for West Yorkshire

By Zoe Billingham | 13 April 2021

The winning candidate in the first West Yorkshire mayoral election will have an opportunity to sh...

DEVOLUTION

So when will Whitehall take a back seat?

By Andrew Carter | 13 April 2021

Andrew Carter says that with eight mayors up for election, after a year of centrally-mandated COV...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Making elections meaningful

By Jonathan Carr-West | 13 April 2021

We need two things from our electoral system says Dr Jonathan Carr-West – enough stability to mai...

PEOPLE

Councils pay tribute to Prince Philip

By Heather Jameson | 09 April 2021

Councils across the country have paid tribute to His Royal Highness Prince Philip, Duke of Edinbu...

DIGITAL

Returning officers warned over cyber threat to elections

09 April 2021

Returning officers are being warned of the potential risk of cyber-attacks disrupting elections a...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Seize the reins

By Simon Edwards | 30 March 2021

The County Councils Network's new business plan for recovery and renewal puts forward evidence-ba...

ELECTIONS

Mayoral votes to use 'outdated' system

By Martin Ford | 16 March 2021

The Government plans to switch to the first-past-the-post system to elect mayors.

ELECTIONS

'No reason' elections turnout should be lower

By Martin Ford | 11 March 2021

A government minister has said there is ‘no reason’ May’s elections should be blighted by a low t...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

The problem with polls

By Peter Stanyon | 09 March 2021

Peter Stanyon outlines the risks and pressures Super Thursday poses to a ‘creaking electoral syst...

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Crawley Borough Council

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frederica-diamanta

Programme Manager - WMF2246e

£56,883 - £59,198

The Capital Programme team is responsible for the core delivery of the Council’s c. £80-100m/year Capital Programme Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council

Head of Law and Governance and Monitoring Officer

£79,336 – £86,691 per annum

As Head of Law and Governance you join at a critical time. Apply for this job

Crawley Borough Council

Director of Finance and Procurement

£109,248 - £120,622

Gloucestershire County Council is seeking an exceptional, forward-thinking Director of Finance. Apply for this job

Gloucestershire County Council