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LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Councils respond to coronavirus outbreak

By Martin Ford | 16 March 2020

Councils have closed, events and meetings have been cancelled and some politicians are in self-is...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Plans drawn up for remote meetings

By Heather Jameson | 16 March 2020

Plans to let local authorities conduct their council meetings remotely are being considered by th...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Budget 2020: New West Yorkshire mayor announced

By Dan Peters | 11 March 2020

A new directly-elected West Yorkshire mayor has been announced with the Government signing a new ...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Building communities for change

By Robbie Bates | 11 March 2020

In order to deliver sustainable and impactful change we need to take a whole place-based approach...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Political control of our councils matters

By Paul Wheeler | 10 March 2020

Paul Wheeler looks ahead to the elections expected in May and the parties' political prospects – ...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

'Voter ID could disenfranchise certain sections of community'

By Naomi Larsson | 04 March 2020

Forcing voter ID could disenfranchise certain sections of the community, a House of Lords select ...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Shared prosperity fund to be linked to devolution

By Dan Peters | 25 February 2020

The new regime for doling out structural funding after the Brexit transition period will be close...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Councils call for say in devo White Paper

By Dan Peters | 18 February 2020

Councils are battling to ‘jointly craft’ the devolution White Paper ahead of its publication late...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

How to make a citizens' assembly work for you

By James Moody | 21 January 2020

Want to commission a citizens’ assembly? Here, three councils say ‘go for it’. But there’s a lot ...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Boost for Yorkshire leaders committee talks

By Dan Peters | 15 January 2020

Local government secretary Robert Jenrick has agreed to talks on the role and functions of a new ...

frederica-diamanta

Director of People

£108,697 - £117,998

As a leader at Lancashire County Council, you’ll join an authority with real scale, courageous ambition and deep pride in place. Apply for this job

Lancashire County Council

Director of Strategy and Transformation

£108,697 - £117,998

As a leader at Lancashire County Council, you’ll join an authority with real scale, courageous ambition and deep pride in place. Apply for this job

Lancashire County Council

Highway Design and Construction Manager

Grade N, scp50 £62,443 to scp53 £65,663 per annum, plus essential car user allowance

We embrace AI to enhance our operations and to innovate our services. Apply for this job

Bolton Council

frederica-diamanta

Director of People

£108,697 - £117,998

As a leader at Lancashire County Council, you’ll join an authority with real scale, courageous ambition and deep pride in place. Apply for this job

Lancashire County Council

Director of Strategy and Transformation

£108,697 - £117,998

As a leader at Lancashire County Council, you’ll join an authority with real scale, courageous ambition and deep pride in place. Apply for this job

Lancashire County Council

Highway Design and Construction Manager

Grade N, scp50 £62,443 to scp53 £65,663 per annum, plus essential car user allowance

We embrace AI to enhance our operations and to innovate our services. Apply for this job

Bolton Council