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POLITICS
Budget: Minimum wage and National Insurance rises to hit councils
By Dan Peters | 30 October 2024
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has confirmed rises to the minimum wage and employers’ National Insuranc...
POLITICS
Budget: Chancellor promises to permanently lower business rates
By Ann McGauran | 30 October 2024
The chancellor prioritised delivering permanently lower business rates from 2026/27 in the Budge...
POLITICS
Budget: Cash bonanza not expected for councils
By Heather Jameson | 30 October 2024
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to plough cash into public services in today’s Budget – but ...
LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES COMMITTEE
Select committee member loses Labour whip as police investigate
By Dan Peters | 28 October 2024
A Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee member has lost the Labour whip after a vid...
SOCIAL CARE
Councils face 'social care blackhole'
By Lee Peart | 24 October 2024
Councils are facing a ‘social care blackhole’ in their finances, according to the Lib Dems.
COUNCILLORS
EXCLUSIVE: Ministers look to strengthen councillor standards
By Dan Peters | 24 October 2024
The new Government is considering options to strengthen the standards and conduct for those in lo...
IMPROVEMENT
Commissioner hints at ministry intervention shift
By Dan Peters | 23 October 2024
New minister Jim McMahon will approach intervention in a more ‘supportive and collaborative way’,...
POLITICS
Leaders must be dealers in hope
By Ben Page | 23 October 2024
It is crucial for leaders to articulate a clear and compelling narrative that connects policy out...
LEADERSHIP
The bitterest conflict is often internal conflict
By Blair McPherson | 23 October 2024
The sharpest differences within councils are sometimes down to rifts among the majority group whi...
LGA CONFERENCE
The state of our nation
By Cllr Marianne Overton | 23 October 2024
A record number of delegates are gathering this week in Harrogate for the Local Government Associ...
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£100,545 to £111,533 plus relocation support
People living longer, healthier, independent lives Apply for this job
Head of Internal Communications
£59,526 - £74,040 per year
Southwark Council is strengthening how it communicates with staff and residents... Apply for this job
Head of Change
£69,537 - £86,766 per yea
Southwark is delivering an ambitious transformation programme to improve services and deliver financial sustainability. Apply for this job
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