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POLICY AND POLITICS

Reorganisation financial risk warning

By Martin Ford | 17 October 2025

Local government reorganisation has been highlighted as a key concern by the Public Accounts Comm...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

LGA: Costs pushing many to financial brink

By Dan Peters | 17 October 2025

Emergency government bailout agreements for councils are at risk of becoming ‘normalised’ as cost...

DEVOLUTION

MPs should back mayors to avoid angry DINO-sores

By Mark Lloyd, RSA | 15 October 2025

Mark Lloyd argues that having promised big on decentralisation through the ‘take back control’ bi...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Domestic recruitment and retention challenges persist in adult social care

By Liz Wells | 15 October 2025

England’s adult social care sector faces long-term recruitment and retention challenges as it is ...

HOUSING

EXCLUSIVE: London councils still offering housing lifetime tenancies despite temporary accommodation crisis

By Paul Marinko | 15 October 2025

Research by The MJ has revealed a majority of London councils still providing lifetime tenancies ...

FINANCE

At what point do things get bad enough to drive change?

By Ben Page | 14 October 2025

Local leaders should insist on transition funding before embarking on change and use the process ...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Clash expected over councils' choice of devolution plans

By By Joe Lepper | 09 October 2025

Councils in Gloucestershire are expected to clash over the county’s devolution options.

HOUSING

DCN call for housing fund expansion

By Joe Lepper | 09 October 2025

A housing fund blighted by poor uptake among local authorities needs to be expanded, according to...

POLICY AND POLITICS

EXCLUSIVE: Food waste new burdens assessment still not completed

By Dan Peters | 09 October 2025

Whitehall has yet to complete a new burdens assessment for introducing separate food waste collec...

PUBLIC HEALTH

Alcohol harm warning over licensing relaxation

By Izzy Lepone | 09 October 2025

Government plans to allow pubs, clubs and restaurants to open into the early hours will ‘undoubte...

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frederica-diamanta

Team Leader – Traffic Network Management

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Hounslow London Borough Council

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£98,994 - £120,507

A defining role for young people in Newham Apply for this job

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