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Watchdog rates Birmingham's children's services 'inadequate'
By Jamie Hailstone | 23 May 2014
Ofsted has published a damming report on Birmingham City Council’s children’s service.
Ministers hit back at PAC taunts of 'underwhelming' local growth progress
By Jonathan Werran | 23 May 2014
Ministers have defended the coalition’s progress in releasing cash for local growth projects, fol...
Tories and Lib Dems are the big losers from the elections so far
By Heather Jameson | 23 May 2014
The local election results are so far proving to be bad news for the Conservatives and Liberal De...
Public satisfaction high despite cuts
By Jonathan Werran | 22 May 2014
Public satisfaction has barely dropped despite councils facing 40% funding cutbacks, according to...
White Van Man on . . . so-called austerity
22 May 2014
I really can’t work out whether this country really is broke like the politicians keep telling us.
Pickles-by-the-Sea?
22 May 2014
Diary knows more than most how much local government’s secretary of state enjoys travelling.
Karma for Ozzy Osbourne?
22 May 2014
The great law of cause and effect – and the unravelling of karma is a truly wonderful thing.
'Recognise value of civil servants' says FDA
By Jonathan Werran | 22 May 2014
Politicians should ‘get off the backs of civil servants and recognise their value and professiona...
CIPFA unveils counter-fraud strategy
By MJ Correspondent | 22 May 2014
A proposed new counter-fraud code of practice has been drawn up by the Chartered Institute of Pub...
Pension fund chair raises concerns over consultation delays
By MJ Correspondent | 22 May 2014
Local government minister Brandon Lewis has been told of a pension fund’s ‘serious concerns’ over...
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Nottingham is a bold, vibrant, and exciting Core City at the heart of the UK, alive with potential and ambition. Apply for this job
Head of Early Years and Early Help
£90,126 - £98,319
Merton is an Ofsted rated ‘Outstanding’ authority—yet it is our ambition, our humility, and our drive to keep learning that truly define us. Apply for this job
Strategic Director of Finance Operations
£117,061 - £129,288
Nottingham is a bold, vibrant, and exciting Core City at the heart of the UK, alive with potential and ambition. Apply for this job
Strategic Director of Finance Strategy
£117,061 - £129,288
Nottingham is a bold, vibrant, and exciting Core City at the heart of the UK, alive with potential and ambition. Apply for this job
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