Framing a new vision for Wales
WALES

Framing a new vision for Wales

By Steve Martin | 02 June 2025

An independent, cross-party working group of leaders and chief executives from councils across Wales has come together to try to develop a vision for the future of local government. Steve Martin ex...

STRONGER THINGS

Colouring in public sector reform

By Jessica Studdert | 29 May 2025

Setting the scene ahead of New Local’s Stronger Things festival, Jessica Studdert says it is time...

WELFARE

We can't help people if the Government keeps them in the dark

By Vic Harper | 21 May 2025

Local government needs the tools, the data, and the mandate to reach the people who are so often ...

FINANCE

Councils operate in an adult social care system that needs fundamental reform

By Jon Rowney | 18 May 2025

When Dame Louise Casey’s commission on adult social care delivers its recommendations, two condit...

PUBLIC SERVICE REFORM

Catching the money falling between the silos

By Donna Hall | 11 May 2025

The goal of radical place leadership is to embed and systematise relational working, and research...

PREVENTION

Prioritising prevention

By Cllr Beverley Egan | 07 May 2025

Cllr Beverley Egan looks at the actions for radical change emerging from the independent Essex Ca...

PUBLIC HEALTH

Funding commitment will keep us off the critical list

By Greg Fell | 10 April 2025

While the recent announcement of a real terms increase in the Public Health Grant allocation for ...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Looking back and moving forward

By Andy Smith | 09 April 2025

Outgoing president of ADCS, Andy Smith, says that while there is still much to do, he is excited ...

PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM

People, purpose and power for a new era

By Rebecca Murphy | 03 April 2025

New partnership approaches are needed to tackle the challenges at the heart of local government, ...

HEALTH

An acute problem

By Matthew Taylor | 01 April 2025

With the buffer of NHS England effectively gone, systems and providers will worry that the respon...

HEALTH

Why we must call time on suicide risk

By Tim Woodhouse | 31 March 2025

Tim Woodhouse sets out how professional curiosity led to Kent leading the national conversation a...

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Programme Manager - WMF2092e

£63,830 - £66,642

You must be inspiring, motivating and committed to supporting our staff to create a modern, compassionate, learning and caring culture. Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council

Senior Lawyer - Planning & Procurement

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Ready to lead complex legal work in a borough driving regeneration and growth? Apply for this job

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Head of Public Service

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Are you looking for a remarkable life adventure in one of the world’s greatest nature hotspots? Apply for this job

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