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WHITEHALL
Turning local goverment's fortunes around
By Mark Sandford | 27 February 2024
Kevin Muldoon-Smith and Mark Sandford look to Germany, Italy and Japan for inspiration as they pu...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
The threat from bank and building society closures
By Cllr Sam Chapman-Allen | 27 February 2024
More than half of all bank and building society branches have closed since 2015 – nearly 6,000 in...
SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP OF MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES
14 years on: The 'winners' and 'losers'
By Maks Wieczorski | 27 February 2024
New data shows how £13.9bn of cumulative cuts in local authority funding in the 14 years since 20...
COUNCIL TAX
Budget: Expect plenty of smoke and mirrors politics
By Zoe Billingham | 27 February 2024
The sector should expect more tax cutting smoke and mirror solutions at this year’s Budget, says ...
WHITEHALL
Thurrock boosted by £500m after sale
By Mark Conrad | 26 February 2024
Thurrock Council has received £510m in payments following the sale of Toucan Energy Holdings – th...
COUNCIL TAX
Council rejects tax freeze offer
By Martin Ford | 23 February 2024
Argyll and Bute Council has become the first to reject the Scottish Government’s council tax freeze.
FINANCE
Nottingham commissioners appointed
By Martin Ford | 22 February 2024
Commissioners have been appointed at Nottingham City Council amid Government concerns at the auth...
FINANCE
Tower Hamlets faces Best Value inspection
By Martin Ford | 22 February 2024
A Best Value inspection is to take place at Tower Hamlets LBC, the Government has announced.
WHITEHALL
Birmingham 'worse' than commissioners feared
By Heather Jameson | 22 February 2024
The situation in Birmingham City Council is worse than commissioners expected, a report to the se...
WHITEHALL
Axing fund would be 'disastrous,' Hunt warned
By Dan Peters | 22 February 2024
The impact of ending the Household Support Fund would be ‘disastrous,’ urban councils have warned.
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- Council backlash over asylum reforms
- EXCLUSIVE: LGA reduces transparency of key meeting
- Local government leaders must connect the council financial crisis to lived experience
- Exclusive: Councils must be made an equal partner in designing a national care system, says Casey
- Casey urged to consider potential of LATCos for social care
Executive Director of Transport
£128,216 – £156,241
Getting Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Moving Apply for this job
Assistant Director – Children and Families
£80,995 - £86,757
Our promise to Sheffield’s children and young people is that Sheffield will be a place where they belong, Apply for this job
Assistant Director of City Transport
£ to match our ambition
You’ll keep abreast of emerging approaches and best practice Apply for this job
- Council backlash over asylum reforms
- EXCLUSIVE: LGA reduces transparency of key meeting
- Local government leaders must connect the council financial crisis to lived experience
- Exclusive: Councils must be made an equal partner in designing a national care system, says Casey
- Casey urged to consider potential of LATCos for social care
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