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POLICY
Call for tourism tax to help reverse austerity
By Izzy Lepone | 06 August 2025
The introduction of a tourist tax would help reverse austerity’s ‘heavy toll’ on councils, the Au...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Putting the spotlight on place
By Ann McGauran | 06 August 2025
The Government is pushing on with a flurry of policy reforms, but leader of the sector’s place di...
REORGANISATION
Politics and pragmatism
By Andy Sawford | 06 August 2025
Andy Sawford asks who really shapes local government reorganisation, and looks at what proposals ...
HUMAN RESOURCES
Fire and rehire advice behind director's suspension
By Dan Peters | 01 August 2025
A dispute over a controversial fire and rehire tactic is at the centre of the suspension of a Wor...
POLITICS
Home Office recommits to closing asylum hotels
By Joe Lepper | 31 July 2025
The Government has insisted it ‘remains committed’ to ending the use of hotels for asylum accommo...
SOCIAL CARE
Calls for higher pay for social care as UK worker numbers continue to fall
By Lee Peart | 29 July 2025
The Government has faced calls for higher pay and better conditions for social care workers as th...
POLICY
Peers pass fire and hire exemption
By Heather Jameson | 22 July 2025
Councils with financial problems that are placed under government intervention may be exempt from...
POLICY
'Community power key to pushing out populism'
By Neil Merrick | 22 July 2025
More participatory democracy and a genuine transfer of power to neighbourhoods and communities is...
OFLOG
EXCLUSIVE: £8m Oflog 'waste'
By EXCLUSIVE by Dan Peters | 17 July 2025
Ministers have been warned against imposing more expensive, top-down performance indicators after...
FINANCE
CCN: Tourist tax would raise more than £200m
By Neil Merrick | 16 July 2025
County councils in England could potentially raise more than £200m each year by levying a £2 per ...
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£113,334 to £119,346
Shape the estate. Enable services. Deliver social value. Apply for this job
Director of Families, Quality & Commissioning
£126,543 to £132,441
Keep children safe. Strengthen families. Lead with purpose. Apply for this job
Executive Director of Adult Social Care & Health (DASS)
£166,755 to £173,133
Lewisham is defined by energy, diversity and ambition. Apply for this job
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