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LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

LGA updates business plan amid reorganisation shake-up

By Dan Peters | 09 April 2025

The Local Government Association (LGA) is working on a new business plan as mayors increasingly r...

POLITICS

Sector braced for Trump tariff tremors

By Emily Twinch | 08 April 2025

The sector was this week bracing itself for the economic impact of US President Donald Trump slap...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Call for action on economic inequalities

By Martin Ford | 07 April 2025

The Government has been urged to back mayors and shift spending priorities to tackle regional ine...

ENGAGEMENT

MHCLG reshuffle after engagement improvements

By Dan Peters | 03 April 2025

Engagement between the UK Government and councils has generally improved since Labour’s General E...

POLITICS

Burnham: Overhaul British state to boost economic growth

By Dan Peters | 02 April 2025

Greater Manchester’s mayor has called for ‘wholesale change in the architecture and culture of th...

HOUSING

Whitehall dismisses Homes England cull reports

By Heather Jameson | 02 April 2025

Reports the Government plans to abolish Homes England as part of a cull of quangos have been dism...

HEALTH

An acute problem

By Matthew Taylor | 01 April 2025

With the buffer of NHS England effectively gone, systems and providers will worry that the respon...

HOUSING

Cross-Whitehall taskforce aims to boost housebuilding

By Dan Peters | 27 March 2025

Officials from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government will join a new cross-Wh...

ASYLUM

Asylum hotel contingency plan activated

By Martin Ford | 26 March 2025

The Home Office has activated contingency plans following the axing of an asylum hotel contractor.

LOCAL ECONOMIES

Bringing Britain out of its productivity crisis

By Tanya Singh | 25 March 2025

Annabel Smith and Tanya Singh explore what local policies could drive real change in the foundati...

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Chief Executive

up to £165,000

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Ebbsfleet Development Corporation

Assistant Director Strategy & Community Regeneration

£100,592 - £106,591 per annum

Premium jobNewcastle is a city fast gaining a reputation for its innovation and progress. Apply for this job

Newcastle City Council

Service Manager – Commercial Development

Up to £57,800 plus relocation package up to £8,000

We have two exciting opportunities to join our forward-thinking team. Apply for this job

Ashfield District Council