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ELECTIONS

Local government: An age of electoral insecurity has started

By Duncan Flynn | 10 May 2026

More councils are in no overall control, meaning more fragile alliances, more deal-making, more l...

ELECTIONS

Re-localising elections

By Professor Colin Copus | 10 May 2026

A voting system that allows for not only national parties, but real independents, local parties a...

ELECTIONS

And now for something completely different

By Jonathan Werran | 08 May 2026

Jonathan Werran scans the first indications from the local election results, and says that for La...

HR

Levelling up cyber resilience

By Giles Grant | 08 May 2026

Giles Grant sets out how councils can use the new associate cyber security professional title to ...

LG CHALLENGE

LG Challenge: Building community engagement on regeneration in Stockport

By Virginia Ponton | 07 May 2026

The third Local Government Challenge 2026 arrived in Stockport to develop proposals on how the co...

ELECTIONS

Ripples from local election will reverberate for weeks

By Heather Jameson | 07 May 2026

Heather Jameson says: 'There will no doubt be casualties – some deserving, others not – at the ba...

FINANCE

Lack of commitment on Adjustment Support Grant could be significant for some councils

By Tracy Bingham | 07 May 2026

Tracy Bingham says that while the one-off Adjustment Support Grant was intended to offset a reduc...

REORGANISATION

Getting staff LGR-ready

By Kathy O'Leary | 06 May 2026

Chief executive of Stroud DC Kathy O’Leary says the council is doing more to address the challeng...

REORGANISATION

Reorganisation: For councils, 'business as usual' matters as we look to the future

By Maxine O'Mahony | 06 May 2026

As the sector considers what new unitary authorities and local services may look like in the futu...

FISCAL DEVOLUTION

Roll out fiscal devo across nations

By Laura Hughes | 06 May 2026

As the All-Party Parliamentary Group on local government launches an inquiry into fiscal devoluti...

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Associate Director - Education, Inclusion and SEND

£108,015 - £118,680 (pay award pending)

Are you an inspirational, values driven leader with a passion for improving the life chances for children and young people? Apply for this job

Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council

Heads of Service - Locality (Social Care and Family Help)

£76,261 - £88,631

Premium jobWith strong investment, renewed energy and a clear sense of purpose across our services. Apply for this job

Cheshire East Council

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