ECONOMIC GROWTH

Understanding the value of place-based leadership

By Professor Robin Hambleton | 08 December 2020

Professor Robin Hambleton outlines the three reasons why place, and place-based leadership, shoul...

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Lawyers brought in over Towns Fund row

By Martin Ford | 08 December 2020

Legal advisers have been summoned to break a deadlock between civil servants and MPs over a key d...

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Councils feel 'punished' by COVID-19 restrictions

By Martin Ford | 01 December 2020

Councils have reacted with ‘surprise, dismay and disbelief’ as vast swathes of the country face u...

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Senior ministry officials to be quizzed by MPs

By Dan Peters | 01 December 2020

Senior government officials will be hauled in front of MPs next week after a rare move from the P...

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Tory mayor claims Whitehall blocking devolution

By Martin Ford | 01 December 2020

One of the biggest challenges to devolution comes from civil servants, the Mayor of Cambridgeshir...

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Government pulls plug from counter-extremism group

By Dan Peters | 30 November 2020

The Government has withdrawn funding for a network that shares experiences and good practice in t...

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Spelthorne undergoes finance peer review

By Dan Peters | 30 November 2020

A council branded reckless for excessively borrowing to buy up commercial property has undergone ...

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Spending review: Rishi delivered what we needed, stability

By David Williams | 27 November 2020

In a time of financial uncertainty, the chancellor's Spending Review delivered basic stability. N...

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Spending review: The road ahead is still paved with uncertainty

By Cllr Sharon Taylor | 27 November 2020

The efforts of local government during the pandemic have been astounding, which makes the public ...

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Flood funding for councils may not be enough, watchdog finds

By Martin Ford | 27 November 2020

The Government is unable to prove councils have enough funding for flood defences, a spending wat...

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Team Manager - Locality

£55,979.00, Grade 13

Wakefield Children’s Services have been rated by Ofsted as GOOD with outstanding leadership. Apply for this job

Wakefield Council

Executive Director – Adult Social Care, Health & Wellbeing

£131,208 (Hay 1)

Lead with Purpose. Build on Excellence. Shape the Future of Health and Wellbeing in Sefton. Apply for this job

Sefton Borough Council

Strategic Finance Business Partners (five roles)

up to £80k

Nottingham is a bold, vibrant, and exciting Core City at the heart of the UK, alive with potential and ambition. Apply for this job

Nottingham City Council

frederica-diamanta

Team Manager - Locality

£55,979.00, Grade 13

Wakefield Children’s Services have been rated by Ofsted as GOOD with outstanding leadership. Apply for this job

Wakefield Council

Executive Director – Adult Social Care, Health & Wellbeing

£131,208 (Hay 1)

Lead with Purpose. Build on Excellence. Shape the Future of Health and Wellbeing in Sefton. Apply for this job

Sefton Borough Council

Strategic Finance Business Partners (five roles)

up to £80k

Nottingham is a bold, vibrant, and exciting Core City at the heart of the UK, alive with potential and ambition. Apply for this job

Nottingham City Council