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ELECTIONS

Electoral Commission calls for autumn polls

By Martin Ford | 12 March 2020

May’s local elections should be postponed until the autumn, the Electoral Commission has said.

FINANCE

Budget 2020: Sunak gambles on capital spending splurge

By Michael Burton | 11 March 2020

Despite volatility caused by coronavirus and a sluggish increase in the economy, the chancellor h...

WHITEHALL

Government asked to look at postponing elections over coronavirus

By Martin Ford | 11 March 2020

Fears that coronavirus could derail May’s polls have been detailed in a letter to the Government ...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Political control of our councils matters

By Paul Wheeler | 10 March 2020

Paul Wheeler looks ahead to the elections expected in May and the parties' political prospects – ...

HEALTH

A tough balancing act for councils

By Naomi Larsson | 10 March 2020

Managing and mitigating the impact of the Covid-19 outbreak on local communities poses a huge cha...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Councils call for say in devo White Paper

By Dan Peters | 18 February 2020

Councils are battling to ‘jointly craft’ the devolution White Paper ahead of its publication late...

ELECTIONS

Learn lessons from the snap election, says AEA

By Paul Marinko | 04 February 2020

Council returning officers have demanded lessons ‘be learned’ after December’s snap General Elect...

LEGAL

Winning back the public's trust

By Peter Stanyon | 28 January 2020

Peter Stanyon says there are urgent lessons to learn from the 2019 elections – and challenges ahe...

WHITEHALL

Unions criticise 'unnecessary' pay offer delay

By Dan Peters | 22 January 2020

The three unions representing council workers today criticised ‘unnecessary delays’ after local g...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Who do public servants owe their loyalty to?

By Graeme McDonald | 15 January 2020

Public servants' role in stewardship of institutions, publicly defining fact and sharing advice, ...

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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