Title
CLIMATE CHANGE
MJ Housing: Will retrofit really help reach net zero?
By Paul Marinko | 15 February 2023
As net zero soars up the agenda, Paul Marinko warns of the mammoth effort – and prohibitive cost ...
WHITEHALL
Pride, innovation... and disappointment
By Karen Fuller | 15 February 2023
Karen Fuller sets out Oxfordshire CC’s experiences of preparing to pilot social care charging ref...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Time for a levelling up funding overhaul
By Nick Kealey | 15 February 2023
The Levelling Up Fund has come under fire for taking a Hunger Games approach to bids. With the t...
FINANCE
Let's extend tax freedoms to all authorities
15 February 2023
If we reward failing councils with extra flexibility to raise council tax, why can’t well-run cou...
FINANCE
Penna View
By Mizan Rouf | 15 February 2023
There has never been a more demanding time to work in a senior leadership role in local governmen...
DEVOLUTION
Treasury grip has hit new levels of absurdity
By Heather Jameson | 15 February 2023
Michael Gove now needs approval for any new capital spending. 'If he wants sympathy for this appr...
FINANCE
Politics 'stifling' Southend
By Martin Ford | 14 February 2023
Political wrangling is ‘stifling’ Southend-on-Sea City Council, a new report has found.
DEVOLUTION
Managing spending centrally is the flaw
By Jack Shaw | 14 February 2023
At a minimum, the ban on Michael Gove’s department spending cash on new capital projects without ...
SKILLS
Apprenticeship training: Looking to the future
By Agnieszka Gajli | 14 February 2023
Agnieszka Gajli looks at how apprenticeships can develop the next generation of public sector pro...
FINANCE
Warning over reserves at Shropshire
By Martin Ford | 13 February 2023
Officers at Shropshire Council have raised concerns about reserve levels if the authority’s predi...
Senior Finance Business Partner
£56,818 - £63,802
Premium jobThis is an exciting opportunity to join our small, friendly, and forward-looking Resources team in this well-respected, award-winning organisation. Apply for this job
Director of Adult Social Care (DASS)
up to circa £114,000
An ambitious, innovative council where Adult Social Care is central to shaping the future of the borough. Apply for this job
Director of Education & Skills
up to circa £114,000
An ambitious, high-performing council where education, inclusion and skills are central to shaping the future of the borough. Apply for this job
Senior Finance Business Partner
£56,818 - £63,802
Premium jobThis is an exciting opportunity to join our small, friendly, and forward-looking Resources team in this well-respected, award-winning organisation. Apply for this job
Director of Adult Social Care (DASS)
up to circa £114,000
An ambitious, innovative council where Adult Social Care is central to shaping the future of the borough. Apply for this job
Director of Education & Skills
up to circa £114,000
An ambitious, high-performing council where education, inclusion and skills are central to shaping the future of the borough. Apply for this job
©2026 Hemming Group Limited. Registered in England and Wales. Registered No: 490200. VAT number GB342 023 408
