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WELFARE
Council benefits teams struggling, auditors warn
By Mark Conrad | 14 February 2023
People are waiting longer for housing benefit claims while Scotland’s councils face soaring workl...
COUNCILLORS
Avoiding failure: A how-to guide
08 February 2023
In the first in a series of articles on how to avoid organisational failure, The MJ looks at the ...
FINANCE
Peterborough's baptism of fire
By Heather Jameson | 01 February 2023
First-time chief executive Matt Gladstone says that when he took on the challenge of turning roun...
LEGAL
Juggling with council-owned companies
By Paul Rushworth | 01 February 2023
Paul Rushworth looks at the challenges associated with the corporate governance of local authorit...
RECRUITMENT
Liverpool is now entering a new era
By Joanne Anderson | 30 January 2023
Mayor of Liverpool City Council Joanne Anderson reflects on her time in office and explains why s...
FINANCE
Hartlepool needs a 'clear vision and narrative'
27 January 2023
Hartlepool Council should develop a ‘clear vision and narrative’ to help promote a positive place...
FINANCE
Authorities react to Best Value notices
By Martin Ford | 26 January 2023
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority and Middlesbrough Council have received Best V...
SOLACE
Filling in the failure gap
By Heather Jameson | 25 January 2023
Max Caller has been investigating council failures since the 1990s. Heather Jameson talks to him ...
SOLACE
Bonne année French style
By Mike Bennett | 12 January 2023
The Mayors of communes in France host a fine civic tradition to welcome in the new year, celebrat...
FINANCE
Sector told to 'compete for each other'
By Martin Ford | 11 January 2023
A call has been made for finance directors to take a lead as advocates for the sector.
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