Mark Greenburgh
Are MPs right to call for a resignation?
After the education committee asked two chief executives if they considered resigning over child deaths, lawyer Mark Greenburgh looks at the implications of MPs holding officers to account
The Government’s response on standards is a missed opportunity
The Government’s long-delayed response to the Committee on Standards in Public Life review of local government ethical standards falls short of what is required to improve governance, says Mark Greenburgh.
Diversity – reform starts here
Mark Greenburgh examines the results of a recent national LGBT survey and muses on how this may impact the local government sector.
Pickles' parting DIP shot is a botched job
New arrangements for chief executive dismissals are full of holes and remove key protections for senior officers at the very time councils' external auditor functions and local standards regimes are being diluted, warns Mark Greenburgh.
Spare us the broadsides, minister
It seems like open season on public service pay, pensions and employment protection in the run-up to May’s General Election, but Conservative proposals seem ill-thought out, writes Mark Greenburgh
