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FINANCE
Local government reorganisation: Assessing the financial impact of delay
By Tracy Bingham | 17 September 2026
Tracy Bingham looks at what the council reorganisation pause means for costs, savings, affordability and financial readiness.
LEADERSHIP
Local councils' three-boss problem
By Blair McPherson | 17 September 2026
Blair McPherson looks at how chief executives maintain political neutrality and organisational cl...
REORGANISATION
LGR is a governance challenge
By Aidan Rave | 09 September 2026
Reorganisation will not be judged on the organisational structures or the maps but on what it del...
SOLACE SCOTLAND
Real reform begins at home
By Pippa Milne | 09 September 2026
Ahead of this week’s Solace Scotland conference, Pippa Milne outlines why children and families s...
DEVOLUTION
If Whitehall trusts councils, who do councils trust?
By Manjeet Gill | 09 September 2026
New York’s city government has more power than any English mayor. But its real advantage may be h...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Concerns over reorganisation delay impact on devolution
By Joe Lepper | 08 September 2026
MPs have raised concerns around the impact that a delay to local government reorganisation (LGR) ...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Deadlock over December deadline
By Joe Lepper | 08 September 2026
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is bullish on enforcing a statutory dea...
DEVOLUTION
Rewiring the State: Devolution's next test
By Abdool Kara | 04 September 2026
Abdool Kara considers what radical devolution could mean for local government accountability and ...
GOVERNANCE
Driving devolution
By Heather Jameson | 03 September 2026
Prime Minister Andy Burnham may have set up No10 North as the engine room for devolution and is f...
FINANCE
Rebuilding Slough's finances
By Ian O'Donnell | 13 August 2026
Slough BC’s finances have been on a slow road to recovery. Ian O’Donnell looks at how far the cou...
DEVOLUTION
Turning delay into delivery
By Ann McGauran | 12 August 2026
Hampshire and the Solent Combined County Authority was born amid a two-year delay to the mayoral ...
Service Manager Strategy & Valuation
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Service Manager Strategy & Valuation
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
We are looking for excellent stakeholder management and communication skills. Apply for this job
Service Manager Transactions
£58,165 - £62,094 (Pay award pending)
Managing a programme of acquisitions, disposals and development negotiations. Apply for this job
Service Manager Estates
£58,165 - £62,094 (Pay award pending)
You will lead the operational management of the Council's corporate estate Apply for this job
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