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FINANCE

Think tank calls for flat rate council tax

By Jamie Hailstone | 15 May 2015

The Government could kill off the idea of a mansion tax by scrapping the council tax band system ...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Striking threat

By Paul McFarlane | 14 May 2015

Paul McFarlane says trade union reforms to be announced in the Queen's Speech make it likely that...

WHITEHALL

Conservatives win back leadership of the LGA

By MJ reporter | 13 May 2015

The Conservatives have regained the leadership of the Local Government Association after a shock ...

HUMOUR

Power couple

13 May 2015

‘Love and marriage go together like a horse and carriage,’ crooned the legendary Frank Sinatra.

PAY

A farewell letter to Eric Pickles…

13 May 2015

The MJ's editorial director Michael Burton pens a personal letter to the previous communities sec...

WHITEHALL

The next phase of Whitehall colonial control?

13 May 2015

David Marlow asks if combined authorities are another case of ‘Getting to Denmark’, or just the n...

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Surviving the Cameron decade

By Simon Parker | 13 May 2015

The first five years of David Cameron laid the foundations for a project that local government no...

IMPROVEMENT

Mayoral recall system mooted

By Dan Peters | 13 May 2015

Calls for the introduction of a recall system for elected mayors have been made in the wake of th...

FINANCE

Looking beyond Westminster: the local picture

By Sir Merrick Cockell | 12 May 2015

Sir Merrick Cockell ponders the significance of last week's local elections.

WHITEHALL

Ministerial line-up takes shape

By Jonathan Werran | 12 May 2015

Ministerial appointments at DCLG include first-ever Northern Powerhouse minister and a first step...

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frederica-diamanta

Development Management Service Manager - WMF2347e

£65,873 - £68,775

The Development Management service plays a vital role in shaping the built environment. Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council

Director of Children's Services

£123,550 pa

We are looking for a visionary and values-driven Director of Children's Services Apply for this job

North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council

Assistant Director for Corporate Parenting

£88,225 - £105,726 per annum

This is a time of exciting and positive change in Suffolk. Apply for this job

Suffolk County Council