Title
FINANCE
White van man on... Government spending
18 June 2019
Funny how none of these Tory candidates have mentioned anything about money other than to spray i...
PLANNING
Underground movements
18 June 2019
Diary imagines that local government in the Stone Age would have been concerned with the likes of...
GARY PORTER
Gary's leaving his mark
18 June 2019
Local Government Association (LGA) chairman Lord Porter has got to be local government’s comeback...
WASTE
Bunny love at Wyre Forest
18 June 2019
Hare-raising tales reach Diary from Wyre Forest DC, which has been rabbiting on about finding a m...
WHITEHALL
Dawes: Ministry could have done more responding to Grenfell
By Dan Peters | 18 June 2019
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government’s (MHCLG) top official has admitted the...
ADULT SOCIAL CARE
Lack of social care funding undermines NHS investment
By Martin Ford | 18 June 2019
Insufficient resources in the care system will undermine investment in the NHS, new research has ...
WHITEHALL
Spending Review poses 'challenge' for fair funding
By Martin Ford | 18 June 2019
A minister has said a one-year settlement for local government would pose a ‘challenge’ for imple...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
Councils and union clash over zero-hour contracts
By Dan Peters | 18 June 2019
Councils have insisted on keeping the option of zero-hour contracts as Unison prepares to push th...
LONDON COUNCILS
Spending Review must meet costs of refugee resettlement
By Martin Ford | 17 June 2019
Local government has cautiously welcomed the Government’s commitment to continue resettling refug...
LEGAL
Legal officers press for standards reform
By Martin Ford | 17 June 2019
The rise in the number of independent councillors has strengthened the case for a tougher standar...
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Strategic Lead - Highway Project Delivery
Salary: £63,405 - £70,609 per annum. Incremental progression subject to performance
We are looking for an exceptional strategic leader to join our senior highways management team. Apply for this job
Head of Resident Experience
up to £93k
If you’re a housing professional looking for a job that will stretch and reward you in equal measure Apply for this job
Head of Housing Allocations & Accommodation
up to £93k
If you’re a housing professional looking for a job that will stretch and reward you in equal measure Apply for this job
- EXCLUSIVE: Plans for leadership college to be put to Whitehall
- Impact of ICB cuts leads councils to moot legal challenge
- Grasping a once in a lifetime opportunity for councils
- Uncertainty looms over future unitaries' budgets
- Worcestershire CC budget: Social care costs and local government funding pressures
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