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FINANCE
Streamline local government under plans to save £30bn a year, think-tank argues
By Laura Sharman | 21 October 2020
Streamlining local government and selling off high-value council properties could save billions e...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Levelling up would add £242bn to economy each year, research finds
By Laura Sharman | 05 October 2020
Successfully delivering on the levelling up agenda would boost the economy by £242bn a year, new ...
REORGANISATION
Think-tank proposes axing hundreds of councils
By Martin Ford | 11 September 2020
England’s 349 councils should be replaced with 69 unitary authorities, a think-tank has argued.
WHITEHALL
IFS issues warning over EU funding
By Michael Burton | 13 July 2020
Funding from Brussels for the UK’s poorest regions may have to roll over another year if the Gove...
FINANCE
Think tank calls for £200bn rescue package from Sunak
By Michael Burton | 07 July 2020
Chancellor Rishi Sunak should announce a targeted £200bn fiscal stimulus package in his statement...
FINANCE
Think tank calls for sweeping reforms to local taxes
06 July 2020
A group of former Treasury special advisers have called for revaluation of the council tax and re...
FINANCE
Former Chancellor calls for infrastructure devo deal
By Michael Burton | 22 June 2020
Former Labour Chancellor Alistair Darling has called for all infrastructure projects below £500m ...
FINANCE
Debt collection needs reform, says think tank
By Heather Jameson | 27 April 2020
Local government should follow the lead of the private sector when it comes to debt collection, t...
HOUSING
Think tank calls for benefit cap to be suspended to protect renters
By Laura Sharman | 09 April 2020
Social housing tenants are the most likely to be affected by the current economic crisis, a new r...
SOCIAL CARE
Major parties 'fall short' on social care funding commitments
By William Eichler | 04 December 2019
None of the three major parties have pledged enough in social care funding to fix the ongoing cri...
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Director of Education and Inclusion
£120,901
Premium jobAs we move into a new era built on the strengths and ambition of our borough, we are seeking an outstanding Director of Education... Apply for this job
Engineering Team Manager (Network Co-ordination)
£53,460 - £56,732 per annum
Premium jobWe are looking for an enthusiastic and highly driven candidate to join our Highways Asset Management team at Calderdale Council. Apply for this job
Joint Chief Planning Officer
£85,456 - £92,027
Across Torfaen and Blaenau Gwent in South Wales, our councils are doing something genuinely different. Apply for this job
- EXCLUSIVE: Ministers face legal threat as furious Sussex leaders demand answers on reorganisation delay
- Calls grow to fast-track reorganisation in Kent
- Corporate Peer Challenge: Going boldly on in Bristol
- Whitehall looking to collaborate with councils on cohesion
- LCN chair: CCN existence 'illogical'
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