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ECONOMIC GROWTH

No prospect of sector spending boost after General Election

By Paul Marinko | 18 October 2023

Council chief executives have been told Whitehall spending is unlikely to change quickly regardle...

HEALTH

Addressing the mess

By Matthew Taylor | 03 October 2023

Key aspects of our systems of governance are broken, says Matthew Taylor, and radical reform is n...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Wales to automatically register voters

By Ellie Ames | 03 October 2023

The Welsh Government is to establish automatic voter registration for local government and Senedd...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Learning from powerful and compelling leadership stories

By Martin Tucker | 27 September 2023

The Rest is Politics podcast provides fascinating insights into leadership, and two recent editio...

WHITEHALL

Bentley insists level two devolution 'best option' for county

By Dan Peters | 21 September 2023

Essex CC’s Conservative leader Kevin Bentley has insisted that a level two devolution deal is the...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Deprived areas saw more voters turned away in May

13 September 2023

Areas with more deprivation had a higher proportion of voters turned away at the local elections,...

WHITEHALL

Union vows to oppose controversial crackdown

By Mark Conrad | 12 September 2023

Local government’s largest trade union has warned any attempt to impose a controversial crackdown...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

The pros and cons of messy devo

By Vivien Lowndes | 15 August 2023

Unfinished devolution may feel like a failure to deliver, but can we think differently, ask Cathe...

PLANNING

Keep it communal

By Cllr Barry Wood | 15 August 2023

Former levelling up secretary Greg Clark is wrong to advocate shifting planning from district to ...

CLIMATE CHANGE

Stop micro-managing local issues from the centre

By Heather Jameson | 01 August 2023

The Prime Minister has ordered a review of low traffic neighbourhoods, yet as local government mi...

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frederica-diamanta

Head of Democratic Services, Elections & Monitoring Officer

Grade 12 £67,236 – £71,223 plus £3000pa Statutory Officer Allowance

Premium jobWe are looking for an accomplished and proactive leader for our vacant post of Head of Democratic Services & Elections Apply for this job

Harborough District Council

Lead Approved Mental Health Professional - WMF2213e

£56,883 - £59,198

Are you a passionate, experienced Approved Mental Health Professional ? Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council

Finance Manager - WMF2210e

£51,356- £52,413

Our Finance Team provides financial management. Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council