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FINANCE
The big picture is clear – we must work through this together
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Jonathan Carr-West looks at what the fair funding review consultation reveals – or doesn’t – abou...
POLITICS
Ready to be bold
By Kevin Hollinrake | 02 July 2025
The Conservatives will deliver the stability of multi-year funding settlements and the party is r...
AI
AI is the greatest tool councils have at their disposal
By Alexander Iosad | 02 July 2025
By championing AI, councillors of all colours can put local authorities on the path to becoming e...
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Citizen engagement: a new paradigm for local government
By Jason Lowther | 01 July 2025
Citizen engagement is sometimes treated as something at the margins of decision-making, but a new...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Turning ambition into action: Delivering the Industrial Strategy
By Jason Longhurst | 01 July 2025
Responding to the recent publication of the Industrial Strategy, Jason Longhurst says policy chan...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Creating work, the local way
By Jonathan Werran | 01 July 2025
A new research programme shows how devolution can improve employment services by moving decision-...
PLACE-MAKING
Place is dead, long live Place!
By Stephen Moir | 30 June 2025
It’s time to embrace the opportunity of reform to really put place to the forefront of all that w...
DEVOLUTION
The new health duty on strategic authorities: getting it right
By Tom Lloyd Goodwin | 27 June 2025
If designed and implemented effectively, the new health duty on strategic authorities could play ...
DEVOLUTION
Smart spending, strong regions
By Jeff Matsu | 27 June 2025
The Spending Review has set ambitious goals for the UK, but achieving them depends on embracing l...
ENERGY
Clean, electric heat is a matter of security as well as sustainability
By Ravi Gurumurthy | 27 June 2025
As geopolitical instability drives up energy prices, now is the moment to remind people: decarbon...
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Director of People Services
£106,305 - £116,305
This pivotal leadership role will drive the development and delivery of our People Strategy Apply for this job
Service Manager – Quality Assurance & Practice Development
£54,994 - £62,777 per annum
Lead excellence in social work practice and help shape continuous improvement across Children’s Services. Apply for this job
Chief Executive
c.£235,000
In April 2027, West Surrey Council will become one of England's largest new unitary authorities Apply for this job
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