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Strikes 'delaying' Birmingham's financial recovery
INTERVENTION

Strikes 'delaying' Birmingham's financial recovery

By Martin Ford | 02 December 2025

Ongoing strikes by bin workers at Birmingham City Council have held back efforts to recover from the authority’s financial crisis, commissioners have said.

SOCIAL CARE

The cost of improvement in children's social care

By William Burns | 02 December 2025

William Burns says that improvement to children’s social care is both complex, costly and long te...

INTERVENTION

Council at risk of MHCLG intervention backs urgent reforms

By William Eichler | 21 November 2025

Isle of Wight Council has backed urgent reforms after an independent report warned it risked Gove...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Birmingham s114 notice comes under fresh scrutiny

By Izzy Lepone | 03 November 2025

Financial experts have called for a public inquiry into Birmingham City Council’s decision to iss...

INTERVENTION

Counting the cost of local government failure

By Heather Jameson | 30 October 2025

Reflecting on the bailout figure announced by the Government as it unveiled plans for two new uni...

INTERVENTION

Our World is Local: Theresa Grant talks LGR and intervention

27 October 2025

The formidable Theresa Grant shares unflinching insights into reorganisation, intervention and lo...

REORGANISATION

Unpicking the Spelthorne strategy

By Heather Jameson | 23 October 2025

As the decision on reorganisation in Surrey is delayed, Spelthorne BC chief executive Daniel Moua...

INTERVENTION

Bringing Birmingham back from the brink

16 October 2025

Rishi Shori sets out Birmingham City Council’s history of intervention and the three ingredients ...

INTERVENTION

How not to damage democracy

By Philip Whiteman | 16 October 2025

Jason Lowther, Paul Joyce and Philip Whiteman look at the lessons from previous models of local g...

FINANCE

Common failures among EFS recipients uncovered

By Martin Ford | 22 September 2025

The most common failings plunging councils into financial crisis have been laid out in analysis p...

INTERVENTION

Future Forum Midlands: The secret to successful intervention

By Martin Ford | 11 September 2025

Birmingham City Council’s deputy chief executive Rishi Shori has revealed his insights into makin...

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frederica-diamanta

Senior Commissioning Manager - Personalisation and Prevention

£57,770.00, Grade 13

Are you passionate about transforming adult social care through personalised and preventative approaches? Apply for this job

Wakefield Council

Head of Housing Strategy, Quality and Assurance

£89,037 - £92,538

We’re looking for someone who can think holistically, and work in collaboration with other stakeholders Apply for this job

Redbridge London Borough Council

Culture and Inclusion Lead

Grade 11 - Starts at £64,650 rising by yearly increments to a maximum of £72,972 per annum

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