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COUNCILLORS
EXCLUSIVE: Ministers look to strengthen councillor standards
By Dan Peters | 24 October 2024
The new Government is considering options to strengthen the standards and conduct for those in lo...
SOLACE SUMMIT
Solace Summit: Tensions with central government starting to ease, suggests Prosser
By Dan Peters | 17 October 2024
Tensions between local and central government are starting to ease in the wake of the General Ele...
DEVOLUTION
Labour scraps counties' devo deals
By Paul Marinko | 12 September 2024
Norfolk and Suffolk CCs have revealed the new Labour Government has scrapped the directly-elected...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Starmer will now need to face down housing activists
By By Ben Page | 12 September 2024
Labour is going to have to upset the same voters that it bent over backwards to reassure in the r...
GENERAL ELECTION
Thousands unable to vote due to voter ID rules
By William Eichler | 10 September 2024
Only 0.08% of voters – or 16,000 people – were unable to vote in the General Election because the...
KING'S SPEECH
The Government should see how far the Hillsborough Law can go
By Cllr Elizabeth Campbell | 23 July 2024
The leader of Kensington & Chelsea LBC reflects on what she says was missing from the King’s Spee...
PEOPLE
Jackson to step down in the autumn
By Dan Peters | 19 July 2024
The chief executive officer of Wandsworth and Richmond LBCs, Mike Jackson, has decided to ‘step a...
GENERAL ELECTION
Elections' Unsung Heroes
By Baroness Sharon Taylor OBE | 17 July 2024
Baroness Sharon Taylor celebrates the unheralded stalwarts who ensure polling day goes without a ...
GENERAL ELECTION
Keeping the focus on delivery in a new political landscape
By By Sheila Oxtoby | 16 July 2024
Sheila Oxtoby says: 'The Government appears to be determined to hit the ground running and keen t...
COMMUNITIES
Brokering a new social contract
By Donna Hall CBE | 16 July 2024
Local government is uniquely positioned to play a huge role in the rebuilding of a new social con...
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- Election watchdog 'not consulted' before shadow poll cancellation
- Worcestershire reorganisation row erupts
- Medway talks with ministry over finances
- Labour Conference: McMahon will 'come back stronger' on LGR
- Downgrading councils who use illegal children's homes holds sector to 'unattainable standard'
Engineering Team Manager (Highways Assets)
Special A, SCP 42-45, £55,224 - £58,605 pa
You will be responsible for the Councils asset management system, and ensuring all data is valid and current. Apply for this job
Communities Locality Lead
£53,051 - £57,372 per annum
We’re looking for an inspiring, community‑focused leader to join our Localities Service as the Communities team Locality Lead for Selby & Ainsty. Apply for this job
Director of Place
£125k plus Distant Islands Allowance
This is a key strategic role in supporting the economic success of our islands Apply for this job
- Election watchdog 'not consulted' before shadow poll cancellation
- Worcestershire reorganisation row erupts
- Medway talks with ministry over finances
- Labour Conference: McMahon will 'come back stronger' on LGR
- Downgrading councils who use illegal children's homes holds sector to 'unattainable standard'
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