Title
PERFORMANCE
Local Outcomes Framework: Why councils need fairer performance measures
By Ben Page | 19 October 2026
Context-sensitive council performance measures could improve accountability, fairness and public ...
ADULT SOCIAL CARE
Local councils: Funding the transition to care reform
By Colin Ansell | 19 October 2026
Before a National Care Service is created, a bridge over troubled water is needed. One possible a...
LEADERSHIP
Rewiring the State: Why collaborative leadership matters for local government
By Alison Whiteley | 16 October 2026
Collaborative leadership and cross-sector partnerships are essential to delivering better local p...
FINANCE
The route out of EFS
By Owen Mapley | 15 October 2026
Exceptional financial support to councils must become a bridge back to sustainability, says Owen ...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Prioritising action on standards is a must for PM
By Heather Jameson | 15 October 2026
Heather Jameson says it may be great news to hear that Andy Burnham is committed to delivering re...
FINANCE
Local government reorganisation: Financial sustainability amid uncertainty
By Rob Powell | 14 October 2026
'If the test for LGR across England is merely that the new arrangements should be no less unsusta...
AUTUMN BUDGET
Autumn Budget: Funding counties' growth
By Steve Broadbent | 14 October 2026
Counties hold the key to growth and public service reform, but the Budget must match ambition wit...
DEVOLUTION
First, rewire the place, then turn the lights on
By Rob Huntington | 14 October 2026
From Trumpton’s tangled wires to today’s fragmented public services, local government must join u...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Transforming children's services through devo
By Emmet Regan | 13 October 2026
Emmet Regan explores whether Rewiring the State can deliver meaningful change for those who depen...
CULTURE
Arts and culture in a devolved landscape
By Darren Henley | 13 October 2026
Darren Henley explains how local insight will shape England’s next cultural investment portfolio ...
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- Cornwall silent on exit payments after chief executive and finance boss quit
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Head of Property, Assets & Major Projects
HAY 4 - £69,448 to £73,978, Car Allowance - £7,353 per annum – hence Remuneration package £74-78k (higher end of the salary)
This is a rare opportunity to combine strategic leadership, commercial asset management Apply for this job
Head of Business, Markets and Town Centres
PO10 - £84,042 - £89,274
We are now seeking an exceptional leader to join our Economy & Skills team as our new Head of Business Apply for this job
Armed Forces Commissioner
£170,000 per annum
Premium jobThis is a unique opportunity to serve as the independent champion for Service personnel Apply for this job
- Cornwall silent on exit payments after chief executive and finance boss quit
- Local government reorganisation: A genuine pause creates the conditions for a decision
- Rowlands set to stay on until 2028
- Debate on unitary council size intensifies ahead of Government review
- Government told of rising complaints at Dudley after Best Value exit
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