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REORGANISATION

Beyond winning and losing: leadership lessons for LGR

By Max Wide | 01 October 2025

Max Wide explores the leadership choices posed by reorganisation and reflects on how collaboratio...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Dear secretary of state – part 2

By Steve Leach | 01 October 2025

As the new secretary of state Steve Reed settles into his new role, Steve Leach and Colin Copus t...

MAYORS

Metro mayors show what real change looks like

By Andrew Carter | 30 September 2025

Andrew Carter says that as national politicians debate abstract promises, metro mayors are delive...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Dear secretary of state - part 1

By Dr Simon Kaye | 30 September 2025

Secretary of state for housing, communities and local government, Steve Reed, has a lot on his pl...

REORGANISATION

Ministers' question time

By Jonathan Carr-West | 30 September 2025

Jonathan Carr-West looks at the reorganisation proposals submitted to the Government, and the que...

HOUSING

When it comes to new towns, smart has trumped brave

By Jackie Sadek | 29 September 2025

The report from the independent New Towns Taskforce is a plan that might actually work, 'and loca...

DISTRICT COUNCILS' NETWORK

Outgoing DCN chair calls for genuine devo

By Cllr Sam Chapman-Allen | 29 September 2025

As he steps down from his DCN role, chair Cllr Sam Chapman-Allen reflects on four turbulent years...

LABOUR PARTY

Labour looks local

By Cllr Bev Craig | 26 September 2025

As Labour delegates prepare to head to the party conference in Liverpool, Cllr Bev Craig outlines...

DEVOLUTION

Whatever the structure, residents remain the same

By Heather Jameson | 25 September 2025

Heather Jameson says: 'Councils are scrambling to act before Government imposes financial restric...

FINANCE

Telling a stronger story about growth

By Jon Rowney | 24 September 2025

As leaders of place, local councils are uniquely positioned to steward economic growth that is in...

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Talent Acquisition Lead (Manger)

Band I SCP 44-47 (£55,609 - £59,025 per annum)

Ready to shape the future of talent acquisition in local government and make a real impact? Apply for this job

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Principal Lawyer - Children and/or Adult Safeguarding

£51,356 - £56,494

Do you want to make a difference to local people? Apply for this job

Kirklees Metropolitan Council

Industrial Relations and HR Policy Manager

£54,495 - £57,864

What You’ll Do This is a unique opportunity to step into a strategic role at the heart of industrial relations. As Industrial Relations & HR Polic... Apply for this job

Oxfordshire County Council