LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Leave those kids alone

By Claire Fox | 30 July 2019

Claire Fox says councils continue to thwart kids’ play activities in the interests of bureaucracy

WHITEHALL

'Nearly everyone' showed correct ID in voter trials

By Naomi Larsson | 22 July 2019

An independent evaluation of voter ID trials in May has found they were a success and ‘nearly eve...

FINANCE

Local government must surely be up for a shift to insourcing

By John Tizard | 22 July 2019

Labour has published a plan for ‘21st century insourcing’. John Tizard says the party is 'not sim...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

MPs to examine devolution progress

By Dan Peters | 12 July 2019

Progress on devolution in England will be scrutinised by a new Housing, Communities and Local Gov...

WHITEHALL

Voter ID confidence drops

By Hiba Mahamadi | 12 June 2019

The proportion of people who think voter ID helps to prevent electoral fraud has dropped from 52%...

WHITEHALL

Call for Liverpool intervention after mayoral review frustration

By Dan Peters | 12 June 2019

Liverpool City Council’s Lib Dem leader has called for the Government to intervene after he claim...

WHITEHALL

Council hits back after MP calls for abolition

By Dan Peters | 07 June 2019

Telford & Wrekin Council has said calls from an MP for its abolition are an ‘insult to democracy ...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

The basic laws of political physics

By Jonathan Carr-West | 05 June 2019

Dr Jonathan Carr-West says pressure provides a burning platform and the political vacuum an oppor...

WHITEHALL

'Enough is enough'

By Peter Stanyon | 04 June 2019

Chief executive of the Association of Electoral Administrators (AEA) Peter Stanyon says a root an...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Counting the costs of the 'break-neck speed' EU elections

By Ian Miller | 04 June 2019

Returning officer Ian Miller writes in a personal capacity about the lessons Government and the H...

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Strategic Director, Finance and Resources (S.151 Officer)

£110,799 - £120,706

Blackburn with Darwen is a distinctive, welcoming and vibrant borough with a strong identity and a genuine buzz about the place. Apply for this job

Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council

Principal Lawyer (Adult Social Care)

£55,036 - £58,879

Are you an experienced Adult Social Care Lawyer looking to expand your skill Apply for this job

West Northamptonshire Council

Fire Safety Surveyor

£66555 - £76077 per annum

Help protect residents and shape better standards across our borough.As a Fire Safety Surveyor, you'll use your technical expertise to help make homes Apply for this job

The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea Council