Many questions – few answers
FINANCE

Many questions – few answers

By Heather Jameson | 02 July 2025

'As the sector gathers in Liverpool for the Local Government Association annual conference, both the sector and the LGA face something of an existential crisis that a new performance framework is n...

REORGANISATION

The big picture is clear – we must work through this together

By Jonathan Carr-West | 02 July 2025

Jonathan Carr-West looks at what the fair funding review consultation reveals – or doesn’t – abou...

FINANCE

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...

FINANCE

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...

LGA CONFERENCE

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...

INVESTMENT

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...

LOCALIS

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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frederica-diamanta

Chief Executive Officer - Housing Delivery Shared Service

£123,983 - £138,786 per annum (37 hours per week)

Premium jobBlackpool is Changing for the Better, Can You Lead Delivery of the Next Chapter? Apply for this job

Blackpool Coastal Housing

Advanced Practitioner Occupational Therapist

£52,584 - £55,620

We are looking for an experienced, autonomous and highly motivated practitioner Apply for this job

Royal Borough of Greenwich

Lead Compliance Officer - WMF2113e

£55,119 - £57,362

Predominantly a rural county world famous for its stunning scenery Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council