Title
LEADERSHIP
Rethinking the golden triangle
By Pam Parkes | 09 April 2025
As delegates gather in Manchester for the Public Services People Managers’ Association conference...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
The Industrial Strategy can reinforce a focus on big cities
By Andrew Carter | 08 April 2025
Hitting growth predictions depends on building in and around London and the Greater South East an...
SKILLS
Sowing the seeds of ambition
By Dr Helen Paterson | 08 April 2025
A conversation at The MJ Awards has sparked an idea for exposing young people from Northumberland...
COMMUNITIES
Let the people in
By Sarah Longlands | 08 April 2025
As cynicism grows, instead of battening down the hatches and staying in collective comfort zones,...
PAY
Return on investment is the real issue
By Julie Towers | 08 April 2025
If chief executives’ impact in local government is measured using clear metrics then perhaps the ...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
The tariff turmoil
By Barry Quirk CBE | 07 April 2025
As the global world order shifts with the introduction of the Trump tariffs Barry Quirk warns cou...
COMMUNITIES
Going hyperlocal
By Dr Simon Kaye | 07 April 2025
The renaissance of the neighbourhood requires help to build the structures that will let them thr...
REORGANISATION
More Don't Leave Me This Way than Never Can Say Goodbye?
By Kathy O’Leary | 06 April 2025
'Perhaps size doesn’t matter as much as finding what is optimal to work well at neighbourhood lev...
FINANCE
Resetting the funding system is vital
By Cllr Sir Stephen Houghton | 04 April 2025
SIGOMA’s latest report sets out the path to a more sustainable and equitable local government fun...
FINANCE
A chance to step back and reflect on funding reform
By Jon Rowney | 04 April 2025
The sector needs a way of raising concerns when funding settlements are out of step with its purp...
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- LGA's first chair Lord Beecham dies
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Head of IT
£76,999 plus £3,000 car allowance and generous benefits package
As our new Head of IT, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of technology across the organisation. Apply for this job
Assistant Director – Law, Governance and HR (Monitoring Officer)
Up to £78,510 p.a. (pay award pending)
Lead governance, integrity and legal excellence in Rushcliffe. Apply for this job
Service Director – Adult Social Care
£106,769 to £114,229
We’re seeking an inspiring, strategic leader... Apply for this job
- LGA's first chair Lord Beecham dies
- LGR creates major challenges for the corporate services that many have reduced and pared back for years
- Calls grow to fast-track reorganisation in Kent
- When councils get desperate, they start being cultural liquidators
- Council receives first record-keeping watchdog warning
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