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A taxing dilemma
FINANCE

A taxing dilemma

By Paul Marinko | 27 August 2025

Councils calling for council tax reform should be careful what they wish for, writes Paul Marinko

INVESTMENT

Green Book Review: Evolution not revolution for local investment

By Simon Dancer | 19 June 2025

Treasury's latest review of the Green Book holds the line on orthodoxy but offers cautious encour...

REORGANISATION

Three years left to live?

By Dan Peters | 02 June 2025

Reorganisation proposals for Surrey have sparked divisions, even between councils with the same p...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Rewriting the Green Book

By Martin Ford | 07 April 2025

With a Government review of the Treasury’s investment Green Book under way, Martin Ford looks at ...

FINANCE

Whole government response required to secure councils' finances

By Ann McGauran | 28 February 2025

Making councils financially sustainable requires a whole government response led by the Ministry ...

REGENERATION

Corridor of Uncertainty

By David Blackman | 19 February 2025

Confirmed during the chancellor’s recent announcement, the latest revival of the Oxford to Cambri...

REORGANISATION

A magic population number for local government is a fallacy

By Colin Copus | 10 February 2025

The Government is progressing with a centralisation agenda dividing local government into deliver...

REGENERATION

Regeneration: 'Revise the rule book'

By By Heather Jameson | 04 December 2024

The Treasury should look again at its Green Book rules to help local authorities, a council chief...

FINANCE

Searching for clarity

By Sir Bob Neill | 24 October 2024

A big week is coming up at Westminster – but what is in it for local government, asks Sir Bob Neill.

GENERAL ELECTION

As ever the challenge will be execution

By By Ben Page | 09 July 2024

If parties campaign in poetry and govern in prose, after a thrilling campaign, the fun starts her...

FINANCE

Chancellor announces return of housing targets

By Martin Ford | 08 July 2024

Labour’s new chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced the return of compulsory housebuilding targets.

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frederica-diamanta

SEN Team Manager

MG6 Circa £60-65k

London Borough of Bromley Council is working hard to do things differently in SEND Apply for this job

London Borough of Bromley

Director of Commissioning & Integration – Adult Social Care

£103,150 - £112,589 (Director Band 1-3)

Lead Our Journey From Recovery to Excellence Apply for this job

East Riding of Yorkshire Council

Senior Commissioning Manager - Personalisation and Prevention

£57,770.00, Grade 13

Are you passionate about transforming adult social care through personalised and preventative approaches? Apply for this job

Wakefield Council

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