LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Why your vote counts

By Cllr David Sparks | 05 May 2015

Cllr David Sparks urges the public to vote wisely to make sure local government can deliver more ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Our devolution revolution

By Ed Miliband | 28 April 2015

Labour’s plan is for legislation ‘early in the next Parliament’ to create regional powerhouses ac...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Career opportunities

By Naomi Clayton | 27 April 2015

Centre for Cities analyst Naomi Clayton says UK firms must learn from and emulate their US rivals.

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Place shielding in times of recession

14 April 2015

John Sellgren shares his first-hand experience of how strong partnership working helped salvage t...

FINANCE

Supreme Court raps Westminster out-of-area placement

By Jonathan Werran | 09 April 2015

Westminster City Council has lost a landmark legal challenge at the UK’s highest court, with impl...

FINANCE

EXCLUSIVE: Welfare under threat as councils count cost of cuts

By Dan Peters | 09 April 2015

Council finance directors have warned they will be forced to scale back local welfare assistance ...

FINANCE

A Parliament of Pain – or of muddling through?

By Michael Burton | 08 April 2015

The public appetite for austerity is significantly less than in 2010 when voters accepted the pri...

WHITEHALL

Labour boasts of big devolution plans

By Jonathan Werran | 08 April 2015

Labour leaders have claimed the party’s devolution blueprint would benefit English local authorit...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

A reality check behind the election campaign

By Michael Burton | 31 March 2015

This is my least favourite time of the political cycle, namely the election campaign, writes Mich...

TROUBLED FAMILIES

A design for life

27 March 2015

Local authorities and housing associations ought to be natural partners, and the case for collabo...

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frederica-diamanta

Director of Family Help and Safeguarding

£105,836 - £121,235

Brighter Futures for Children is looking for a visionary leader to drive transformation and improvement in children's services at a pivotal time. Apply for this job

Reading Borough Council

Head of Highways Operations

Salary: £78,168 per annum

Premium jobSomerset offers a unique blend of natural beauty, rich history and vibrant community life. Apply for this job

Somerset Council

Head of Operational Services

£73,051 to £75,342

Are you ready to shape the future of a thriving district? Apply for this job

South Derbyshire District Council