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FINANCE

Chiefs call for business rate rethink in face of Brexit

By Sam Clayden | 27 June 2016

Chief executives have called on the Government to rethink business rate retention after the UK de...

BUSINESS

Executives' big bonuses give ALEOs bad reputation

By Mark Whitehead | 02 June 2016

Arm’s-length bodies created by councils in Scotland have been warned over the size of salaries an...

FINANCE

Lessons from the ballot box

By Jonathan Carr-West | 25 May 2016

Dr Jonathan Carr-West says recent elections prove local democracy requires both greater recogniti...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Voters keep focus on local politics

By Dan Peters | 11 May 2016

The local election results showed people ignored national politics in deciding who to vote for, s...

FINANCE

Are we here or there?

By Jonathan Carr-West | 26 April 2016

Local identity and ‘connectedness’ are under increasing pressure. Dr Jonathan Carr-West explains ...

WHITEHALL

Councils count the cost of forced academisation

19 April 2016

Council finance chiefs are attempting to work out the impact of forced academisation on their bus...

WHITEHALL

Two-tier devolution crisis

By Heather Jameson | 19 April 2016

Norfolk leader claims ‘top down’ government will kill off East Anglia deal.

WHITEHALL

Whitehall will be 'unable' to police social care precept

By Dan Peters | 06 April 2016

Government will struggle to monitor whether councils spend the social care precept on its intende...

ELECTIONS

Don't forget the locals

By Jonathan Carr-West | 15 March 2016

Dr Jonathan Carr-West argues the importance of the EU referendum cannot be allowed to overshadow ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

EU need an opinion

By Thomas Bridge | 01 March 2016

Britain’s membership of the EU is set to dominate the news agenda until June’s referendum. Thomas...

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Strategic Director – Place-Based Services

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Cambridge is a city of global reputation and local pride – a place of ideas, innovation and inclusion. Apply for this job

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