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COHESION

Can Britain's cohesion drive stop the next riot?

By Paul Marinko | 13 August 2025

The Government’s cohesion taskforce promises a fresh approach to healing divisions – but councils...

FINANCE

Shifting the presssure

By Martin Ford | 07 August 2025

With consultation set to close on the fair funding review, Martin Ford looks at the challenges fa...

LEGISLATION

Taking a delve into devo

By Tiffany Cloynes | 06 August 2025

Tiffany Cloynes offers a whirlwind tour of the key features of the English Devolution and Communi...

FINANCE

Central government must ease its grip

By Florence Eshalomi | 23 July 2025

Councils must have more power to control their own affairs - accountable not to Westminster in th...

PAY

Hitting the strike button

By David Blackman | 16 July 2025

The three main local government unions have all rejected the employers’ pay offer. How strong is ...

ADCS

Born to run

By Ann McGauran | 16 July 2025

The Association of Directors of Children’s Services met last week in Manchester for its annual co...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Government letting down families on social care, says Dilnot

By Lee Peart | 14 July 2025

Governments of all colours have underfunded means-tested social care provision by local governmen...

COHESION

After the riots

By Martin Ford | 08 July 2025

A session at last week’s LGA conference in Liverpool heard insights from one place impacted by la...

FINANCE

Grant funding's phase-in

By Ann McGauran | 02 July 2025

The fair funding review 2.0 has landed, but will it put the whole of a beleaguered sector onto a ...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Still a vital voice for the sector

By Heather Jameson | 02 July 2025

As members met for its annual conference this week, the Local Government Association have a casca...

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frederica-diamanta

Service Director: Finance (s.151)

up to £122k

Strong and well-managed finances underpin everything we want to achieve. Apply for this job

Plymouth City Council

Alternative Provision Specialist Lead

£50,269 PLUS Market Supplement

We’re looking for a Specialist Project Lead to support the next phase of our exciting project Apply for this job

North East Lincolnshire Council

Executive Director – Community Health, Wellbeing & Prevention (DASS)

£160,000

Southampton is a bold, diverse and fast-changing city. Apply for this job

Southampton City Council