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FINANCE

Call for devolution in Queen's Speech

By Jamie Hailstone | 28 April 2015

Town hall bosses from across the United Kingdom have joined forces to call on the next government...

ASSET MANAGEMENT

Right to Buy extension 'uncertainties' could undermine flagship Tory policy, IFS claims

24 April 2015

Leading public finance experts have warned uncertain assumptions around the Conservative’s flagsh...

WHITEHALL

Corridors of Power: Purdah drinks

21 April 2015

Dan Genial, rising fast track civil servant, is enjoying a drink during Purdah with veteran manda...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Clegg's power pledge

By Jonathan Werran | 21 April 2015

Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg has vowed to restore English local government’s status as a ‘p...

FINANCE

Labour would seek immediate imposition of mansion tax

21 April 2015

A Labour government would levy a mansion tax on properties worth more than £2m in its first weeks...

PAY

UKIP vows to slash senior council staff and salaries

By Jonathan Werran | 15 April 2015

UKIP has promised to slash ‘excessive pay deals and golden handshakes for council executives’ in ...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Lib Dem manifesto commits to local government fiscal freedom

15 April 2015

The Liberal Democrat manifesto has committed the party to delivering greater fiscal freedom for E...

EDUCATION

Lib Dems £2.5bn education funding boost pledge

By Jonathan Werran | 15 April 2015

A promise to find an extra £2.5bn for education funding by 2020 forms the centrepiece of the Libe...

WHITEHALL

The truth about pre-election pledges

By Joe Randall | 14 April 2015

Political parties promise decentralisation, but will they ever yield? Joe Randall sets out four t...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Reviving the election lottery

By Simon Parker | 14 April 2015

Simon Parker argues for the random selection of councillors and peers from the citizenry as a mea...

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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

Chief Executive

£188,227

Join us on our journey Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council

Director, Local Government Reform and Devolution

Up to £150,612pa

Shape the Future of Essex Apply for this job

Essex County Council