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LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Will steps finally be taken to protect public servants?

By Heather Jameson | 20 October 2021

As Westminster contemplates the tricky tightrope of balancing safety and democracy, free speech a...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Let's not stay silent

By Baroness Claire Fox | 20 October 2021

Baroness Claire Fox argues that while most of us will never have our lives threatened for our vie...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

It's now or never for modern democracy

By Laura Lock | 12 October 2021

The electoral landscape is now ‘more crowded than ever’, while council resources have been ground...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Elections are a family affair

By Andrew Seekings | 12 October 2021

Andrew Seekings looks at how Cumbria is preparing for the electoral challenges of local governmen...

WHITEHALL

Counties in council tax warning

By Dan Peters | 07 October 2021

County leaders have warned council tax bills would have to rise by a fifth over three years to ge...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Bringing on the bad news

By Blair McPherson | 30 September 2021

Councillors have stopped worrying about unpopular decisions and probably to the surprise of many ...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Respect, Standards and Freedom of Expression

By Nick Graham | 30 September 2021

In the main, councillors should not fear being disciplined or called to account for their sincere...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Building forward in local government 

By Pauline Yau | 30 September 2021

Failure by the Government to recognise the great strides councils have made harnessing the positi...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

The people have spoken

By Heather Jameson | 14 September 2021

Engaging with the public to gauge local priorities, Newham LBC’s first permanent Citizens’ Assemb...

WHITEHALL

Pickles praises mayors during pandemic

By Dan Peters | 09 September 2021

Former local government secretary Eric Pickles has admitted he was a ‘late convert’ to the idea o...

frederica-diamanta

Chief Executive

up to £165,000

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Ebbsfleet Development Corporation

Head of Legal and Governance

£92,948-£104,310 plus £6,500 Leadership Allowance and £5,000 Statutory Officer Allowance

Elmbridge is a vibrant borough, celebrated for its green spaces, bustling high streets and welcoming villages. Apply for this job

Elmbridge Borough Council

Director of Finance (Deputy Section 151 Officer)

up to salary max £121,445 per annum

We are now seeking a Director of Finance and Deputy Section 151 Officer to play a pivotal role Apply for this job

Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames Council

frederica-diamanta

Chief Executive

up to £165,000

Premium jobEbbsfleet is one of the UK’s most ambitious regeneration projects, a 21st-century Garden City Apply for this job

Ebbsfleet Development Corporation

Head of Legal and Governance

£92,948-£104,310 plus £6,500 Leadership Allowance and £5,000 Statutory Officer Allowance

Elmbridge is a vibrant borough, celebrated for its green spaces, bustling high streets and welcoming villages. Apply for this job

Elmbridge Borough Council

Director of Finance (Deputy Section 151 Officer)

up to salary max £121,445 per annum

We are now seeking a Director of Finance and Deputy Section 151 Officer to play a pivotal role Apply for this job

Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames Council