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FINANCE

IFS: Budget leaves public spending 'guessing' game

By Jonathan Werran | 20 March 2015

The path of spending cuts over the next five years ‘seems more uncertain than ever’ following Wed...

WHITEHALL

Lies, damned lies, and manifestos

By Jonathan Breckon | 19 March 2015

Jonathan Breckon from Nesta explains why the Alliance for Useful Evidence has launched Manifesto ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Matching words with action - setting an agenda for lifelong learning

By Tom Stannard | 19 March 2015

The cross-party consensus now visible on the economic necessity of lifelong learning must be deli...

BUSINESS RATES

Time to start banging on the devolution door

By Heather Jameson | 18 March 2015

Budget day deals on business rates, combined authorities and cities show just how far local gover...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Business as usual?

By Professor Colin Copus | 17 March 2015

Committed localists will keep an eye on the Rotherham result on 8 May for what it will tell us ab...

FINANCE

Keeping score

By John Healey | 17 March 2015

In his last Viewpoint before the May general election, former housing minister John Healey assess...

HEALTH

Looking back on five years as a minister

By Greg Clark | 17 March 2015

As the current Parliament draws to a close, cities minister Greg Clark reflects on his ministeria...

FINANCE

Balls: central government funding to councils would end under Osborne plans

By Jonathan Werran | 09 March 2015

Shadow chancellor Ed Balls today claimed local government service budgets ‘would barely exist’ an...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

The general election is a sideshow: look local

By Sir Merrick Cockell | 05 March 2015

With the wall-to-wall coverage of the build up to the election campaign, you could be forgiven fo...

HEALTH

Labour plan to undo £6bn care funding

By MJ reporter | 03 March 2015

Shadow health secretary Andy Burnham has pledged to overturn groundbreaking plans to devolve £6bn...

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frederica-diamanta

Head of Democratic Services, Elections & Monitoring Officer

Grade 12 £67,236 – £71,223 plus £3000pa Statutory Officer Allowance

Premium jobWe are looking for an accomplished and proactive leader for our vacant post of Head of Democratic Services & Elections Apply for this job

Harborough District Council

Director of Community

£105,727 - £129,293 p.a, plus Essential Car User Allowance

Wealden is a place where people and nature thrive together.   At Wealden District Council, we pride ourselves on delivering five-star customer serv... Apply for this job

Wealden

Programme Director

£82,030 to £90,788

Welcome, and thank you for your interest in this role, this is a very exciting time for Barrow. Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council