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WORKFORCE

Attracting young talent to public sector careers

By Manny Sandhu | 29 October 2025

Manny Sandhu shares how a new pilot campaign – unveiled at the WMJobs Expo 2025 – is energising y...

COHESION

Why local growth promotes unity

By Tom Lloyd Goodwin | 28 October 2025

Tackling inequality isn’t just about investing in the high-growth sectors of the Industrial Strat...

SKILLS

Closing the skills gap

By Greg Clark | 28 October 2025

Greg Clark ponders if post-16 reforms will finally pull the UK out of its productivity slump?

INCLUSIVE GROWTH

Balancing UK industrial strategy with Local Growth Plans

By Paige Portal | 27 October 2025

Paige Portal looks at whether local government can balance the Industrial Strategy’s national pri...

MAYORS

Should UK mayors learn from Mamdani?

By By Zoë Billingham | 24 October 2025

Zohran Mamdani leads NYC mayoral polls with bold cost of living policies, including rent control,...

REORGANISATION

Local Government Reorganisation dominates DCN chat

By By Kathy O’ Leary | 24 October 2025

The District Council's Network reception may have saw the baton handed to a new chairman, but the...

FINANCE

How do you use council cash to make a difference?

By By Adele Taylor | 23 October 2025

In the thick of local authority budgeting, it can be hard to build a business case for investment...

REORGANISATION

The emperor's new clothes revisited?

By Ian Miller | 23 October 2025

Ian Miller says local authorities’ final reorganisation proposals can ‘wax lyrical on all sorts o...

REORGANISATION

Five keys to making reorganisation work

By Ian Fytche | 22 October 2025

Ian Fytche makes the case for framing a proposal for reorganisation based on five principles of h...

SOLACE

The human face of local government's challenges

By Heather Jameson | 22 October 2025

Last week’s Solace Summit in Leeds was a moment to catch breath and catch up with colleagues. It ...

frederica-diamanta

Director of Property and Major Projects

circa £130,000

The Borough is served by the best transport network in south London. Apply for this job

London Borough of Merton

Director of Housing

circa £130,000

The Borough is served by the best transport network in south London. Apply for this job

London Borough of Merton

Director of Policy, Strategy and Engagement

Competitive

Full details about this brand new and high-impact role coming soon Apply for this job

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council

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frederica-diamanta

Director of Property and Major Projects

circa £130,000

The Borough is served by the best transport network in south London. Apply for this job

London Borough of Merton

Director of Housing

circa £130,000

The Borough is served by the best transport network in south London. Apply for this job

London Borough of Merton

Director of Policy, Strategy and Engagement

Competitive

Full details about this brand new and high-impact role coming soon Apply for this job

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council

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