Title
CHIEF EXECUTIVES
Too many cooks?
11 May 2016
During Eric Pickles’ reign, any local government activity that may have been viewed as a bit too ...
HUMOUR
Corridors of power: Local elections
11 May 2016
Conservative Central Office veteran Justin Strange is discussing the local election results with ...
ELECTIONS
And the ice have it
11 May 2016
Local election turnout has all but frozen in recent decades, which is why ice cream giant Ben and...
HUMOUR
Pun and games
11 May 2016
Far be it from Diary to eschew a pun – the comedy ploy beloved of headline writers everywhere – b...
HUMOUR
Kingston's pop king
04 May 2016
The king of pop may be dead but local government may now have found its very own mayor of pop.
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
White Van Man on the local elections
04 May 2016
You have to ask why we bother to have local elections.
HUMOUR
Germans seeing the light
04 May 2016
Everyone’s favourite lute strumming, tantric supporter, Sting, memorably reminded Roxanne that sh...
PLANNING
House of fun
04 May 2016
Diary has endured a fair few town council planning meetings in its time and would often deliberat...
HUMOUR
Corridors of power: EU Referendum
26 April 2016
Following President Obama’s speech on the EU referendum supporting Bremain, the No campaigners de...
HUMOUR
York's animal quackers
26 April 2016
The pre-election period is traditionally a time when the deity known as the News God averts his g...
Programme Director (LGR Transition)
£121k – £134k (fixed term 2 years with option to extend)
Hertfordshire is embarking on one of the most significant transformations in its public services for a generation. Apply for this job
Lead Technical Architect
£51,356 - £55,539 per annum
Are you ready to step into a pivotal leadership role where your vision will define the future of the council’s entire technology landscape? Apply for this job
Lead Technical Architect
£51,356 - £55,539 per annum
Are you ready to step into a pivotal leadership role where your vision will define the future of the council’s entire technology landscape? Apply for this job
- Future Forum: Casey calls for public service 'coterminosity'
- Accelerating housebuilding and overcoming delivery obstacles
- Future Forum: Reorganisation threat to transformation
- The turning point for early help: can April's reforms deliver the change children need?
- Future Forum: Warning against 'more of the same' post-reorganisation
Programme Director (LGR Transition)
£121k – £134k (fixed term 2 years with option to extend)
Hertfordshire is embarking on one of the most significant transformations in its public services for a generation. Apply for this job
Lead Technical Architect
£51,356 - £55,539 per annum
Are you ready to step into a pivotal leadership role where your vision will define the future of the council’s entire technology landscape? Apply for this job
Lead Technical Architect
£51,356 - £55,539 per annum
Are you ready to step into a pivotal leadership role where your vision will define the future of the council’s entire technology landscape? Apply for this job
- Future Forum: Casey calls for public service 'coterminosity'
- Accelerating housebuilding and overcoming delivery obstacles
- Future Forum: Reorganisation threat to transformation
- The turning point for early help: can April's reforms deliver the change children need?
- Future Forum: Warning against 'more of the same' post-reorganisation
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