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Is English devolution in a holding pattern hiatus?
DEVOLUTION

Is English devolution in a holding pattern hiatus?

By David Blackman | 20 January 2026

What impact will the delays to the mayoral elections in Greater Essex, Hampshire and the Solent, Norfolk & Suffolk and Sussex & Brighton have on devolution? David Blackman reports.

REGENERATION

Reorganisation: Never underestimate the power of placemaking

By Jackie Sadek | 22 December 2025

There is plenty of money available for regeneration and economic growth, says Jackie Sadek. Just ...

DEVOLUTION

Call for devolved capital budgets

By Martin Ford | 19 December 2025

A revised Green Book will not be a panacea for shifting investment outside south-east England, a ...

ASYLUM

Providing new homes for asylum seekers while tackling the wider housing emergency

By Tim Naor Hilton | 15 December 2025

If done correctly, a new system for housing people seeking asylum would bring fundamental benefit...

HOMELESSNESS

£3.5bn investment to 'end homelessness for good'

By Dan Peters | 10 December 2025

A cross-government plan to ‘end homelessness for good’ by preventing it before it occurs has been...

NET ZERO

Future Forum North: Tackling net zero polarisation

By Martin Ford | 05 December 2025

A new approach is required to maintain public support for net zero projects, The MJ Future Forum ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Go North!

By Zoe Billingham | 04 December 2025

This Budget makes one thing clear: the Government is throwing its weight behind the North. Zoë Bi...

CULTURE

Thank You for the Music: how the public profits from venue legacy

By Amy Casterton | 01 December 2025

When investment informs both a purpose-driven programme and building design, venues will leave la...

CRIME

Fighting back with AI

By Sharon Lea | 27 November 2025

Investment in AI-powered CCTV and a local law enforcement team is delivering real results in the ...

HOUSING

The National Housing Bank: Will it help councils build?

By Jack Shaw | 21 November 2025

The question of whether the National Housing Bank becomes a central plank of housebuilding and re...

INVESTMENT

When the inbox is full, call the office

By Pip Peel | 20 November 2025

A corporate programme management office (CPMO) can ensure investment in the right initiatives to ...

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Director of Property

£113,334 to £119,346

Shape the estate. Enable services. Deliver social value. Apply for this job

Lewisham London Borough Council

Director of Families, Quality & Commissioning

£126,543 to £132,441

Keep children safe. Strengthen families. Lead with purpose. Apply for this job

Lewisham London Borough Council

Executive Director of Adult Social Care & Health (DASS)

£166,755 to £173,133

Lewisham is defined by energy, diversity and ambition. Apply for this job

Lewisham London Borough Council

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