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WHITEHALL
Amid the cuts, let's toast to local devolved government in 2015
By Heather Jameson | 16 December 2014
And so we reach the end of the year and, despite the predictions of Armageddon that have characte...
WHITEHALL
Now it's time for devolution on demand
By Alex Stevenson | 15 December 2014
Hot on the heels of the Scottish independence referendum, the upheaval is creating an agenda whic...
FINANCE
Glasgow chief executive fires parting shots at COSLA
By Jamie Hailstone | 15 December 2014
Glasgow City Council’s departing chief executive has called for the Convention of Scottish Local ...
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
Details of Scottish local government finance settlement announced
By Jamie Hailstone | 12 December 2014
The Scottish Finance Secretary John Swinney has announced a free school meal programme, as part o...
INFRASTRUCTURE
Drop fracking rules says Labour
By MJ reporter | 10 December 2014
The Labour Party has called off the regulations around fracking in the new Infrastructure Bill to...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Unemployment rate to fall next year
By Laura Sharman | 03 December 2014
The UK’s unemployment rate will fall to 5.4% next year, according to figures published by the Off...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Further devolution deals fail to materialise
By Dan Peters | 03 December 2014
Chancellor George Osborne failed to announce any further devolution deals in today’s Autumn State...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
Smith report prompts race for devolution
By Heather Jameson | 03 December 2014
‘English votes for English laws’ is less important than getting the right deal for communities, t...
FINANCE
Ex-minister urges Whitehall to give councils control over property taxes
By Michael Burton | 02 December 2014
All local property-based taxes such as stamp duty and land tax should be retained by local author...
HEALTH
It's time for council leaders to step up to the plate
By Jim McMahon | 02 December 2014
It’s likely to be another tough week for local government leaders as the chancellor prepares to u...
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Head of Early Years and Early Help
£90,126 - £98,319
Merton is an Ofsted rated ‘Outstanding’ authority—yet it is our ambition, our humility, and our drive to keep learning that truly define us. Apply for this job
Strategic Director of Finance Operations
£117,061 - £129,288
Nottingham is a bold, vibrant, and exciting Core City at the heart of the UK, alive with potential and ambition. Apply for this job
Strategic Director of Finance Strategy
£117,061 - £129,288
Nottingham is a bold, vibrant, and exciting Core City at the heart of the UK, alive with potential and ambition. Apply for this job
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