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LOCAL DEMOCRACY
Co-designing the West Midlands' future democracy with young people
By Brigid Jones | 14 August 2019
Cllr Brigid Jones says this week - which includes International Youth Day - is a fitting time to ...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
Setting standards for democracy
By Colin Copus | 30 July 2019
Proposals to suspend councillors for their misdemeanours may cause more problems than they solve,...
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...
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£150,892 plus car allowance (£8,153-£10,192)
At Alternative Futures Group, we believe quality is not measured by processes alone. It is measured by the difference we make to people's lives. Apply for this job
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This is not a maintenance role. It is a transformation leadership opportunity: to bring services and cultures together. Apply for this job
Assistant Director of Legal and Governance (Deputy Monitoring Officer)
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We are seeking someone with a strong grounding in local government law and governance, or experience gained in a similar environment. Apply for this job
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