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LOCAL DEMOCRACY
Can mayoral polls help Tories buck their losing trend?
By Jonathan Werran | 03 May 2024
Jonathan Werran picks out the highlights from the local and mayoral poll results so far, and he a...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
UPDATED: Tories hold Tees Valley despite heavy losses
By Dan Peters | 03 May 2024
Ben Houchen retaining the Tees Valley mayoralty for the Conservatives proved to be the party's on...
HEALTH
Playing to strengths: prevention in a time of crisis
01 May 2024
Jon Burchell and Joe Cook highlight their new research, providing a model for understanding how a...
WHITEHALL
Vote warning
By Martin Ford and Mark Conrad | 01 May 2024
Elections officers have warned of the impact of changes to postal vote rules as polls open across...
FINANCE
Are the grown-ups in the room?
By Annabel Smith | 01 May 2024
Labour’s alternative to levelling up could mark a step change to a more mature relationship betw...
REORGANISATION
What next for unitarisation?
By Steve Leach | 30 April 2024
Ahead of the Mayoral elections, Steve Leach and Colin Copus ask if the proliferation of combined ...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Think-tank: Growth in tall buildings failing to tackle housing need
By Mark Conrad | 30 April 2024
‘Unplanned proliferation’ of tall buildings has not delivered the housing Britain needs, Policy E...
EDUCATION
The Trump effect
By Heather Jameson | 30 April 2024
Sector insiders talk to Heather Jameson about the possible impact this side of the pond of a sec...
ADULT SOCIAL CARE
Political battle over National Care Service
By Martin Ford | 25 April 2024
Competing visions of the future of social care have been set out by Labour and the Conservatives ...
WHITEHALL
Sunak's defence spending could hit council budgets, says IFS
By Heather Jameson | 24 April 2024
The Prime Minister’s announcement of extra defence cash could hit public sector budgets further, ...
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- All change: Reform UK projected to make huge gains as local elections get underway
- Local government: An age of electoral insecurity has started
- Labour election losses mount amid Reform surge
- CIPFA postpones members' merger vote
- Reform pledges to proritise Green councils for immigration detention centres
Assistant Director for Estate Strategy and Development
£71,202 - £77,495 per annum
Premium jobWe are seeking an ambitious and strategic leader to join our senior management team as Assistant Director for Estate Strategy & Development. Apply for this job
Assistant Director Housing
£111,533 to £119,774 plus relocation support
Housing is one of the most high profile and closely scrutinised areas in local government Apply for this job
Strategic Head of Finance and S151 Officer
Package up to £109,592
As the Section 151 Officer, you will play a key role in supporting the Council through its wider journey.. Apply for this job
- All change: Reform UK projected to make huge gains as local elections get underway
- Local government: An age of electoral insecurity has started
- Labour election losses mount amid Reform surge
- CIPFA postpones members' merger vote
- Reform pledges to proritise Green councils for immigration detention centres
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