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SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP OF MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES

High quality properly funded services must underpin levelling up

By Cllr Sir Stephen Houghton | 30 October 2023

Cllr Sir Stephen Houghton says local government funding needs a reset of business rates growth, a...

COUNCIL TAX

Lessons still to learn

By Jonathan Carr-West | 30 October 2023

It looks like Scotland’s Verity House agreement has fallen at the first hurdle, but in England we...

DEVOLUTION

Upholding the good name of local government

By Dan Peters | 04 September 2023

The Government says Oflog will be using data ‘to prompt questions – not judgements’. But, with ne...

FINANCE

Shocked… but not surprised

By Jonathan Carr-West | 04 September 2023

Dr Jonathan Carr-West remains shocked at the state of local government finance, but it is no long...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Optimistic nihilism

By Jonathan Carr-West | 04 July 2023

It feels like local government is close to breaking point, but it doesn’t have to be this way, sa...

SOLACE

The truth about council failures

By Paul Marinko | 19 June 2023

As the sorry saga of financial failures at the likes of Woking BC and Thurrock Council continues ...

ELECTIONS

An out-of-the-ordinary election

By Jonathan Carr-West | 09 May 2023

Jonathan Carr-West says successive administrations have weakened local government: starving it of...

LGIU

Local government resilience will continue to be needed

By Justin Galliford | 18 April 2023

Norse CEO Justin Galliford looks at the lessons from two recent reports on the state of local gov...

ELECTIONS

Election fever

By Jonathan Carr-West | 14 March 2023

For the first time polling station staff will be faced with having to turn people away and not le...

SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP OF MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES

Levelling Up Fund under fire

By Martin Ford | 19 January 2023

Councils have demanded a new way of funding the sector following the announcement of the Levellin...

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frederica-diamanta

Strategic Director – Place-Based Services

£Competitive

Stevenage is a town with bold ambitions. Apply for this job

Stevenage Borough Council

Executive Director of Adult Care Services

£158,000

This is an exciting time to be joining Hertfordshire County Council. Apply for this job

Hertfordshire County Council

Assistant Director - People & Change

Up to £91,625 + generous pension

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

Cambridge City Council