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HOUSING
Turning housing ambition into local government delivery
By Victoria Searle | 02 September 2026
Andy Burnham’s pledges to end rough sleeping and usher in the biggest post-war council housebuild...
ROUGH SLEEPING
Rough sleeping on increase under Labour
By Martin Ford | 28 August 2026
Prime Minister Andy Burnham faces a challenge in moving the dial on rough sleeping.
DEVOLUTION
Quango conundrum
By Ann McGauran | 27 August 2026
Rewiring the State promises a serious look at whether arm’s-length bodies’ powers and funding sh...
REORGANISATION
Getting staffing right in LGR
By Ian Miller | 26 August 2026
New Government guidance still leaves councils navigating complex staffing, TUPE and legal conside...
HOUSING
Government announces £10bn to kickstart council housebuilding drive
By William Eichler | 25 August 2026
Local authority leaders have welcomed the first wave of funding from the Government's £39bn Socia...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Nobody ever voted for a map
By Ben Page | 17 August 2026
Rewiring the State offers the most significant shift in local government for a generation, but th...
DEVOLUTION
Untangling the wires to progress
By Martin Ford | 12 August 2026
The Government has finally unveiled it proposals to ‘rewire the state’ and devolve powers to regi...
FINANCE
CIPFA report uncovers 'weak financial management' at Hillingdon
By Martin Ford | 31 July 2026
Hillingdon LBC must change course to avoid relying on exceptional financial support (EFS) for yea...
DEVOLUTION
Mayors to share income tax by 2028
By Martin Ford | 30 July 2026
Every mayor will be offered a share of income tax and business rates retention, the Government ha...
REORGANISATION
EXCLUSIVE: Public rebuffed over reorganisation plans
By Paul Marinko | 30 July 2026
Ministers have gone against the public’s preferred reorganisation option in the majority of areas...
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Head of Health Determinants Research Collaboration
£69,151 - £73,937
Across Torfaen and Blaenau Gwent in South Wales, our councils are doing something genuinely different Apply for this job
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