Title
SOLACE
Call for fair funding for Scottish councils
By Martin Ford | 16 August 2021
Councils should not have their ‘hands tied’ by funding constraints, the Scottish Government has b...
FINANCE
Tax 'loophole' costs councils £110m
By Martin Ford | 09 August 2021
New research suggests business rates relief for holiday lets is currently worth £110m a year.
COUNCIL TAX
Charity working for council to cut 500 jobs
By William Eichler | 27 July 2021
The charity delivering cultural and leisure services in Glasgow on behalf of the city council is ...
FINANCE
Peers call for council tax reform
By Dan Peters | 26 July 2021
A cross-party chorus of peers has called for reform of the council tax system and new bands to be...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Freeports threaten to 'undermine devolution'
By Martin Ford | 16 July 2021
Devolved administrations in Scotland and Wales have raised concerns they are being sidelined by t...
HOUSING
Scottish councils receive £3bn housing grant
By Martin Ford | 16 July 2021
Local authorities in Scotland are to share more than £3bn of funding in a bid to increase the del...
FINANCE
Voter ID 'colossal waste of money,' says Labour
By Dan Peters | 14 July 2021
Proposals to introduce voter ID are a ‘colossal waste of money,’ Labour has argued.
SCOTLAND
Committee calls for urgent consultation on UK Shared Prosperity Fund
By Laura Sharman | 12 July 2021
Local authorities in Scotland should be consulted on how much funding they will receive under the...
SCOTLAND
ICS: Listen to local government if we are to succeed in joining up health and care
By David McKinney | 28 June 2021
David McKinney argues that Integrated Care Systems (ICS) will fall at the first hurdle if local a...
CLIMATE CHANGE
Planning for a greener Scotland
By Rory Alexander | 23 June 2021
With a draft of the latest, environmentally focused Scottish National Planning Framework set for ...
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Service Director – Children's Social Care
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Shape what comes next for children and families Apply for this job
Strategic Lead - Highway Project Delivery
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We are looking for an exceptional strategic leader to join our senior highways management team. Apply for this job
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