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WHITEHALL
The problem is Government, not local government
By Paul Martin | 14 November 2023
Paul Martin argues councils are being forced to focus on minimum service levels while maximising ...
HOUSING
'Slim pickings and missed opportunities'
By Baroness Sharon Taylor OBE | 14 November 2023
Baroness Sharon Taylor reflects on the King's Speech, and says it's time to stop leaving councils...
CLIMATE CHANGE
Climate change: combatting fatalism
By Graham Duxbury | 13 November 2023
Groundwork’s new strategy is one for a fair and green future in which people, places and nature t...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Is it time to remove the reins on local government finances?
By Alison Ring | 13 November 2023
Centralisation clearly isn’t working for England, so could radical plans for fiscal devolution be...
PLANNING
Ensuring a plan comes together
By Justin Griggs | 13 November 2023
A genuine working partnership between central and local government is vital to the success of loc...
WALES
Cutting through the stigma
By Amanda Hill-Dixon | 08 November 2023
Amanda Hill-Dixon gives her analysis of the findings of a report into poverty and social exclusion.
HUMAN RESOURCES
Menopause in the workplace
By Sunita Patel | 08 November 2023
Starfish Search’s Lorraine Payne and Sunita Patel look at the importance of breaking down the sti...
HOUSING
Working in harmony is crucial to fixing the housing crisis
By Jon Rowney | 08 November 2023
Councils, don’t hold all the power when it comes to solving the housing crisis, says Jon Rowney. ...
HUMAN RESOURCES
Councils are benched in the King's Speech
By Heather Jameson | 08 November 2023
It is disappointing to see nothing to resolve the woes of the sector in the King's Speech, says H...
HOUSING
Port in a storm
By Carralyn Parkes | 08 November 2023
Carralyn Parkes writes exclusively for The MJ on why she is reluctantly making a claim against Do...
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Chief Executive
£188,576 - £201,902 (pay award pending)
Join us for a rare opportunity to lead one of the UK’s newest and most ambitious councils Apply for this job
Finance Development Accountant
Band I (£55,609 to £59,025)
Sandwell Council’s Finance Division is seeking a proactive Finance Development Accountant on a full-time permanent basis Apply for this job
LGR Programme Director
Up to £120k
This is a once in a generation opportunity to shape the future of local government in Worcestershire. Apply for this job
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