ECONOMIC GROWTH
Championing innovation
By Alan Welby | 16 April 2025
Alan Welby says the Connected Places Summit was a reminder that innovation is a team game and it needs to be at the heart of the UK’s plans for economic growth and prosperity.
AI
Taking the lead on AI in Bucks
By Sarah Murphy-Brookman | 01 April 2025
Sarah Murphy-Brookman says Buckinghamshire Council is shaping the future of public service with i...
LOCAL ECONOMIES
Bringing Britain out of its productivity crisis
By Tanya Singh | 25 March 2025
Annabel Smith and Tanya Singh explore what local policies could drive real change in the foundati...
INNOVATION
Innovation: the key
By Abdool Kara | 05 February 2025
Local government is feeling the squeeze. To transform services, it must unlock innovation, writes...
AI
Expanding on the growing role of AI in the public sector
By Cllr Ian Parry | 17 January 2025
Following the Government’s announcement of an AI Opportunities Plan, Ian Parry says Staffordshire...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Addressing the structural weakness at Whitehall's heart
By Jessica Studdert | 07 November 2024
The new Government ‘has an opportunity to shift the institutions at SW1 to actively seek insight ...
IMPROVEMENT
Beating the odds
By Jon Ainger | 17 October 2024
Despite tough conditions, many councils are high performing and delivering for their residents. I...
POLITICS
McMahon drops diversity scrutiny
By Dan Peters | 25 September 2024
The new Government will not be asking councils for more information on their diversity spending, ...
PARTNERSHIPS
The case for partnerships
By Chris Luck | 16 August 2024
Partnerships, not profiteering, are the future for commissioning great children’s services, says ...
WHITEHALL
'Too costly to answer our own questions'
By Dan Peters | 18 July 2024
Whitehall has claimed it would be too costly to answer the same questions councils have been aske...
LABOUR
Tirelessly toiling for us all
By Jonathan Carr-West | 04 July 2024
Elections couldn’t happen without the hard work of local government – yet it has been rarely ment...
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Director of Planning and Economy
£104,464 (plus generous pension and benefits)
Southend-on-Sea is one of the UK’s newest cities, and this is a fascinating time to join us as we shape our future. Apply for this job
Director of Public Protection and Integrated Enforcement
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Tower Hamlets is the fastest growing and most densely populated local authority in the UK. Apply for this job
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