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ECONOMIC GROWTH
We need fairer funding of local government, and we need it now
By Cllr John Merry | 07 March 2024
Cllr John Merry says that while the chancellor stressed the need for more efficiency in this week...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Cities find their future
By Cllr John Merry | 15 January 2024
Cllr John Merry looks back at Key Cities’ successes and considers what he would like the network ...
DEVOLUTION
Skills devolution call
By Mark Conrad | 17 October 2023
Control of UK skills funding should be devolved to councils to ensure it is tailored to local job...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Culture could transform our towns and cities and truly level up the country
By Cllr Alan Waters | 13 February 2023
A report from Key Cities calls for culture to be placed at the heart of a new drive towards local...
WHITEHALL
Levelling up, scaling down?
By Heather Jameson and Dan Peters | 13 October 2022
Key measures on planning expected to be moved from flagship levelling up Bill.
HEALTH
Tools for a long-lasting recovery
By Cllr John Merry | 05 July 2022
Cities need to be empowered to deliver a proper, long-lasting recovery, says Cllr John Merry – bu...
DEVOLUTION
Show us the money
By Cllr John Merry | 09 February 2022
The Government’s levelling up ambitions are welcome but will need substantial long-term funding i...
KEY CITIES
Goodbye city dreams
11 January 2022
Sometimes, civil service bureaucrats are just no fun.
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Instagram leads to investment in our cities
By Cllr John Merry | 02 December 2021
Urban leaders need to better understand their online brand, as cities with fewer mentions across ...
WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: Questions over taskforce purpose
By Dan Peters | 19 October 2021
Local government associations have called for ministers to define the purpose of a new taskforce ...
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
Assistant Director People Commissioning
£99,433 to £112,411
Bradford is a district on the rise: ambitious, confident and determined to deliver lasting change. Apply for this job
Strategic Director Environment
£159,862 to £167,495
Bradford is a district on the rise: ambitious, confident and determined to deliver lasting change. Apply for this job
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
Assistant Director People Commissioning
£99,433 to £112,411
Bradford is a district on the rise: ambitious, confident and determined to deliver lasting change. Apply for this job
Strategic Director Environment
£159,862 to £167,495
Bradford is a district on the rise: ambitious, confident and determined to deliver lasting change. Apply for this job
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