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PUBLIC SERVICE REFORM
Total Place: Still all about leadership
By Stephen Taylor | 29 July 2026
Stephen Taylor and Max Wide reflect on the lessons from Total Place 1.0 and the implications for Total Place 2.0 and conclude the need for bold, mature, constructive local leadership has not changed.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
LGA scraps two-grade pay cuts as restructure redundancies to fall
By Dan Peters | 23 July 2026
The Local Government Association (LGA) has dropped plans to demote staff by two pay grades and sc...
REORGANISATION
Reorganisation repercussions
By Paul Marinko | 23 July 2026
Following the latest round of local government reorganisation last week, ministers claim the new ...
REORGANISATION
A generational chance to rethink digital government
By Martin Ford | 22 July 2026
As local government undergoes widespread reorganisation, Oracle and The MJ held a timely round ta...
DEVOLUTION
Creating the civic architecture for regional growth
By Neil Johnston | 22 July 2026
As Andy Burnham pushes for deeper fiscal devolution, the real test facing England’s regions is no...
LEADERSHIP
Talent: A challenge councils are not solving
By Sandra Farquharson | 21 July 2026
With fewer than 5% of the workforce under 25, Sandra Farquharson argues that councils must stop t...
HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE
Hard truths facing the NHS
By Matthew Taylor | 21 July 2026
As Andy Burnham arrives at No10, Matthew Taylor argues that real NHS transformation demands upfro...
LEADERSHIP
The restoration of hope within local government
By Blair McPherson | 20 July 2026
Blair McPherson looks at the emotional balance sheet of local government following continual roun...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Oldham Labour offers olive branch to break impasse
By Dan Peters | 17 July 2026
Oldham Council’s Labour group has offered ‘greater collaboration’ with other parties after the au...
ASSURANCE
EXCLUSIVE: Independent assurance panel fails to update council progress
By Dan Peters | 14 July 2026
An independent assurance panel formed to ‘support, challenge and advise’ Cheshire East Council’s ...
NEIGHBOURHOOD HEALTH
How can we make neighbourhood health work?
By Lee Peart | 10 July 2026
Healthcare leaders discussed local and national levers needed to scale and sustain healthy neighb...
Area Programme Director
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Area Programme Director
c. £130k
You will work closely with our Senior Responsible Officer and his deputies to develop a robust and achievable transition plan. Apply for this job
Unitary Programme Director (Mid Hampshire)
£120k
Across Hampshire, four new unitary councils are being created and this role will work within the wider programme Apply for this job
Deputy Social Care Manager
£52,413 - £54,495 per annum
Are you looking for your next step in your Social Work management career? Apply for this job
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