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LOCAL DEMOCRACY
The great rebuild
By Jonathan Carr-West | 20 April 2022
With local elections just around the corner, Jonathan Carr-West fears we are in a dangerous momen...
PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE
Government is failing to set out councils' role in delivering net zero, say MPs
By Ann McGauran | 02 March 2022
MPs have hit out at the Government’s ‘apparent lack of urgency’ in clarifying how it will work wi...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
A whole lot of papers
By Jonathan Carr-West | 13 December 2021
December has been a tale of two White Papers. The one that is and the one that is yet to be, writ...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
Halting a rise in hatred
By What can be done to deter abuse and harassment of local politicians and sanction those responsible? Ann McGauran reports | 01 December 2021
What can be done to deter incidents of abuse and harassment of local politicians, and to sanction...
CLIMATE CHANGE
Making the right connections
By Jonathan Carr-West | 09 November 2021
COP26 has raised awareness of the actions climate change requires. Dr Jonathan Carr-West argues ...
WHITEHALL
Gove in major review of new department
By Dan Peters | 25 October 2021
A wide-scale review of every single programme is underway at the new Department for Levelling Up,...
DISTRICT COUNCILS' NETWORK
Sector 'right to be concerned' about levelling up
By Martin Ford | 21 October 2021
Local government should be wary of the contents of the levelling up White Paper, a think-tank has...
DEVOLUTION
Let's ground levelling up
By Jonathan Carr-West | 05 October 2021
The LGiU has set out the six core principles that must inform the approach to levelling up from n...
LGIU
Councils must be at heart of levelling up, report argues
By Laura Sharman | 04 October 2021
Councils must be at the heart of the Government’s levelling up agenda, a new report has argued to...
ADULT SOCIAL CARE
It's not all about the money
By Jonathan Carr-West | 26 July 2021
It is dangerous if we let the discussion about the reform of social care become exclusively about...
Infrastructure Manager – Highways
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- Whitehall looking to collaborate with councils on cohesion
- Labour Together says 'big bang' package repairs the contract between councils and residents
- Conservatives pledge ban on council four-day work weeks
- EXCLUSIVE: Council tax support localisation hits poorer areas
- Councils cutting services to pay for social care, think tank warns
Infrastructure Manager – Highways
£71,335 - £75,113
Northumberland is a place of scale, ambition and opportunity. Apply for this job
Service Director – Adult Social Care
£106,769 to £114,229
We’re seeking an inspiring, strategic leader... Apply for this job
Assistant Director – Law, Governance and HR (Monitoring Officer)
Up to £78,510 p.a. (pay award pending)
Lead governance, integrity and legal excellence in Rushcliffe. Apply for this job
- Whitehall looking to collaborate with councils on cohesion
- Labour Together says 'big bang' package repairs the contract between councils and residents
- Conservatives pledge ban on council four-day work weeks
- EXCLUSIVE: Council tax support localisation hits poorer areas
- Councils cutting services to pay for social care, think tank warns
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