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LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Membership manoeuvres

By Paul Marinko | 11 March 2026

How are the groups representing councils positioning themselves to secure members as the pace of ...

POLITICS

Councils prepare for political turmoil

By Martin Ford | 04 March 2026

Local government is braced for political turmoil after the Greens and Reform UK took first and se...

SOLACE

Leadership in local government is rarely about having full control

By Graeme McDonald | 03 March 2026

Attempting transformation in a complex system without bringing people with you only erodes trust ...

SOLACE

How councils can best prepare for a new political administration

By Graeme McDonald | 21 January 2026

By making preparations early, council employees can help new administrations avoid the pitfalls o...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

EXCLUSIVE: Local government outcomes framework to be expanded

By EXCLUSIVE by Dan Peters | 11 December 2025

Whitehall plan to broaden outcomes framework revealed.

DIVERSITY

There's no diluting diversity

By Emily Twinch | 09 December 2025

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage made it clear: he sees no need for dedicated diversity staff. Emily...

FUTURE FORUM

Future Forum North: Hold your values steady

By Dan Peters | 05 December 2025

The chair of senior officers’ group Solace has told leaders to hold their values steady amid incr...

DEVOLUTION

Future Forum North: Devolution is here to stay

By Dan Peters | 04 December 2025

Devolution ‘can feel like a marriage with no prospect of divorce’ but is ‘here to stay’, the pres...

COHESION

Standing firm in the fight for hope

By Aneeka Muneer | 27 November 2025

Aneeka Muneer says that with community tensions growing, the Law Society’s new framework will be ...

WORKFORCE

Attracting young talent to public sector careers

By Manny Sandhu | 29 October 2025

Manny Sandhu shares how a new pilot campaign – unveiled at the WMJobs Expo 2025 – is energising y...

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frederica-diamanta

Transport and Major Work Manager

£54,556 to £60,085 per year Inclusive of Local Weighting Allowance of £1096

Premium jobDrive the future of transport and infrastructure in Slough Apply for this job

Slough Borough Council

Head of Pensions (Deputy S151 Officer)

£91,558 - £104,327 per annum

Swansea Council is seeking an exceptional Pension finance professional to lead the pensions function Apply for this job

Swansea Council

Building Control Manager (Local Authority, Registered Building Inspector Class 3/4)

£57,457 - £58,462

Join Kirklees Council and help create safe, high-quality places for people to live and work. Apply for this job

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