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POLICY AND POLITICS

Tourism tax to be charged as a percentage of cost

By Dan Peters | 10 September 2026

The tourism tax in England will be charged as a percentage of the cost of accommodation rather th...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Behind the scenes of this week's reorganisation debacle

By Dan Peters | 10 September 2026

Dan Peters reports on how the reorganisation delay unfolded and the initial reaction from a shock...

POLICY AND POLITICS

EXCLUSIVE: Burnham wish for new settlement with sector

By Dan Peters | 10 September 2026

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has told council leaders he wants to ‘create a new settlement between...

REORGANISATION

Future Forum Midlands: Civil servants dismiss timetable speculation for LGR review

By Paul Marinko | 10 September 2026

Council chiefs have revealed government officials have refused to give any clarity on when the re...

FINANCE

Future Forum Midlands: Government's financial plans 'implausible'

By Martin Ford | 10 September 2026

The Government’s financial plans have been described as ‘implausible’ by top economist Paul Johns...

REORGANISATION

Future Forum Midlands: Ex-Starmer advisor sees future for reorganisation

By Martin Ford | 10 September 2026

A former adviser to Keir Starmer has said this week’s bombshell announcement does not spell the e...

LEADERSHIP

Future Forum Midlands: Council chiefs should only make an external case for cash

By Ann McGauran | 09 September 2026

Local authority chiefs need to make the case for more resources externally rather than within the...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Concerns over reorganisation delay impact on devolution

By Joe Lepper | 08 September 2026

MPs have raised concerns around the impact that a delay to local government reorganisation (LGR) ...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Healey: Fiscal devolution needed for successful cities

By Joe Lepper | 08 September 2026

Fiscal devolution is needed to ‘transfer power and resources from Whitehall to our regions’, chan...

GOVERNMENT

Riordan named MHCLG perm sec

By Heather Jameson | 08 September 2026

Former Leeds City Council chief executive Tom Riordan is the new permanent secretary at the Minis...

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Service Manager – Experts at Hand

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You will play a central part in delivering our boroughwide Progress with Unity movement Apply for this job

Wigan Council

Educational Psychologists

£53,554 - £63,638

Would you like to join a forward-thinking and supportive team of Educational Psychologists committed Apply for this job

Wigan Council

Head of Communities and Climate Change

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We're looking for an ambitious and strategic leader to join our Alliance Management Team as Head of Communities & Climate Change. Apply for this job

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