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Cruising through the council pre-election comms challenge
COMMUNICATIONS

Cruising through the council pre-election comms challenge

By Louise Neilan | 19 March 2026

Louise Neilan provides a steer to key officers on how to keep councils on the right side of the guidance on pre-election publicity.

MAYORS

Government to introduce local scrutiny committees for mayors

By Martin Ford | 18 March 2026

The Government is proposing to establish ‘local scrutiny committees’ to oversee strategic authori...

FINANCE

Reform UK tax hike used to 'bash party over the head'

By Martin Ford | 18 March 2026

Worcestershire CC’s 9% council tax rise has been used to ‘bash us over the head’, a senior Reform...

ELECTIONS

Why empowered councils can inspire the electorate

By Sir Bob Neill | 18 March 2026

Devolving more funding is the answer to improving the lacklustre turnout at local elections, says...

PEOPLE

Former local government minister Phil Woolas dies

By Martin Ford | 16 March 2026

Former local government minister Phil Woolas has died, his family has announced.

FUTURE FORUM

Future Forum: Councils urged to embrace Total Place

By Martin Ford | 12 March 2026

Councils should seize the opportunity presented by ministers’ renewed interest in Total Place, ac...

FUTURE FORUM

Future Forum: Councils must put 'rules and tools' in place ahead of political change

By Ann McGauran | 12 March 2026

Councils need to put ‘rules and tools ‘ in place if they are expecting a political change ‘or a ...

REORGANISATION

New boundaries, new politics?

By Duncan Flynn | 12 March 2026

As the sector awaits the Government’s decision on the boundaries for unitary authorities in the v...

ASYLUM

Council backlash over asylum reforms

By Martin Ford | 11 March 2026

The Government was this week accused of shifting the burden of supporting asylum seekers to counc...

ELECTIONS

Councils urged to tackle family voting

By Martin Ford | 10 March 2026

Councils have been challenged to focus on tackling family voting in May’s local elections.

POLITICS

Pushing for localism

By Heather Jameson | 10 March 2026

Ahead of the Liberal Democrat’s spring conference, Heather Jameson talks to their local governmen...

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Director of Housing

up to £107k

Salford as a place to live, work, invest and visit, and Salford is being rebuilt. Apply for this job

Salford City Council

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£180,000 to £200,000

Built on an industrial heritage and the birthplace of the worldwide cooperative movement Apply for this job

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£51,356 - £55,539

Are you passionate about the future of public libraries and the role they play at the heart of communities? Apply for this job

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