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ECONOMIC GROWTH

The Budget recognises local leaders are a key growth driver

By Cllr Tim Oliver | 16 March 2023

The chancellor’s Budget is a clear indication that councils are viewed as crucial in leading econ...

BUSINESS

A simple plan for partnerships

By Heather Jameson | 14 March 2023

Plans are under way to focus the work of Local Partnerships on three key themes. Adele Gritten an...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Moving the money – Breaking the commissioning cycle

By Joe Coogan | 14 March 2023

Joe Coogan discusses why taking a more collaborative approach to day services and supported emplo...

ELECTIONS

Election fever

By Jonathan Carr-West | 14 March 2023

For the first time polling station staff will be faced with having to turn people away and not le...

INFRASTRUCTURE

A safe end to a week-long drama in Great Yarmouth

By Sheila Oxtoby | 14 March 2023

The operation in Great Yarmouth to make a bomb safe was, to put it mildly, complex, says Sheila O...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Support county highways to boost productivity

By Simon Edwards | 14 March 2023

If we are to create a more equal and prosperous country then the chancellor could do a lot worse ...

AUDIT

If Oflog is the solution what is the question?

By Chris White | 14 March 2023

Chris White looks at the role of the Office for Local Government, arguing that if it is a return ...

RECRUITMENT

We want to cast our recruitment net wide

By Graeme McDonald | 14 March 2023

Too often, recruitment specifications are narrowly focused on local government achievements, says...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Meeting the levelling up challenge: matching investors with councils

14 March 2023

The MJ is about to launch its Investment Guide to the UK and has teamed up with an exciting new ...

FINANCE

We need a rethink on this year's account deadlines

By Michael Hudson | 14 March 2023

Michael Hudson calls on the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and CIPFA to thi...

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