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COHESION

Stronger Things: 'Go deeper to deal with the age of division'

By Ann McGauran | 04 June 2024

Using community power to tackle highly polarised local problems requires ‘going deeper and deeper...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Stronger Things: Chief champions need to 'renew democracy'

By Paul Marinko | 04 June 2024

Councils can ‘renew democracy from the grassroots up,’ a borough chief has claimed in a plea for ...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Stronger Things: Public services are structured for waste, says Denham

By Heather Jameson | 04 June 2024

The current system of public services is structured to create waste, a former local government se...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Stronger Things: Real interest in community power at the top of Labour

By Ann McGauran | 04 June 2024

There is ‘real interest and engagement’ among Labour politicians nationally in community power al...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Treasury civil servants considering how income tax devolution could work

By Dan Peters | 21 May 2024

Treasury officials are considering how the idea of devolving powers to local government to retain...

TRANSFORMATION

Strength in numbers

30 April 2024

Stronger Things comes at a crucial point, when delegates can set the agenda for a new government ...

WHITEHALL

Whiteman criticises lack of prevention focus in productivity demands

By Mark Conrad | 23 April 2024

Some ministerial productivity demands are ‘populist nonsense’ more likely to appear in election c...

DEVOLUTION

Reform should not be detached from wider purpose

By Jessica Studdert | 02 April 2024

The role of the centre and its interface with regions and localities must shift as devolution mat...

PEOPLE

New Local chief announces departure

By Martin Ford | 23 February 2024

Adam Lent is to leave the think-tank in May.

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frederica-diamanta

Corporate Director – Adults & Health

£176,061 – £196,002

Lead Change. Shape Lives. Be Part of Something New. Apply for this job

Newham London Borough Council

Assistant Director, People

£89,116 - £104,843 per annum

Experience the best of both worlds with our flexible hybrid working arrangements. Apply for this job

Essex County Council

Executive Director (Children’s Services)

up to £137,831

Are you an experienced and inspirational leader of Children’s Services? Apply for this job

Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council