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DEVOLUTION
Devolution: A bumpy ride down the tracks
By Michael Burton | 10 November 2026
The devolution train has left the station, but now the difficult part begins, says Michael Burton.
POLICY AND POLITICS
EXCLUSIVE: Embattled Basildon pauses chief executive search
By Dan Peters | 10 November 2026
Troubled Basildon Council has paused its search for a permanent chief executive after two candida...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Doncaster relationships 'badly eroded'
By Joe Lepper | 02 November 2026
Senior officer and councillor relationships at Doncaster City Council are ‘badly eroded' and blig...
GOVERNANCE
Leading when leaderless
By Heather Jameson | 28 October 2026
Months after the May elections, Oldham still has no leader. Its chief executive Shelley Kipling a...
GOVERNANCE
Cross party leadership for better local government
By Adrian Pritchard | 21 October 2026
As coalition administrations become more prevalent, Adrian Pritchard asks if cross party working ...
GOVERNANCE
Local government: Leading through testing times
By Ann McGauran | 21 October 2026
Natalie Brahma-Pearl and Stephen Gabriel talk to Ann McGauran about the challenges faced by globa...
GOVERNANCE
Local government: Time for tougher standards to deal with abuse and bullying
By Ann McGauran | 21 October 2026
The report of the Solace Commission on Professional Standards and Ethics has been published. Kath...
GOVERNANCE
Getting online back in line
By Martin Ford | 21 October 2026
Social media has had a seismic impact on the political landscape, but it now faces calls to curb ...
STANDARDS
Local government demands action on online abuse
By Martin Ford | 21 October 2026
Local government has called for ministers to hold social media firms responsible for online abuse...
GOVERNANCE
Solace standards report highlights lack of police engagement
By Ann McGauran | 21 October 2026
The year-long Standards Commission put together by senior officers’ group Solace today highlighte...
REWIRING LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Councils must prove their relevance
By Barry Quirk | 21 October 2026
As the sector awaits the arrival of a devolution White Paper expected to contain a blueprint for ...
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- Impact of ICB cuts leads councils to moot legal challenge
- EXCLUSIVE: Embattled Basildon pauses chief executive search
- EXCLUSIVE: Councils told to 'avoid publicity' over business rates refunds
- Rewiring the state: The case for a 50 to state pension age labour market measure
- Scottish councils reject reorganisation
Associate Director – Acquisitions, Compliance & Maintenance
£111,579 - £122,596
Shape Dudley’s future through bold investment, safe homes and transformational estate leadership. Apply for this job
Associate Director – Streetscene
£96,064 - £107,932
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council is seeking an exceptional leader to join our senior leadership team as Associate Director – Streetscene Apply for this job
Executive Director of Housing
£172,260 - £178,848
We will look to you to strengthen regulatory readiness, compliance and building safety; improve repairs Apply for this job
- Impact of ICB cuts leads councils to moot legal challenge
- EXCLUSIVE: Embattled Basildon pauses chief executive search
- EXCLUSIVE: Councils told to 'avoid publicity' over business rates refunds
- Rewiring the state: The case for a 50 to state pension age labour market measure
- Scottish councils reject reorganisation
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