Articles by Sam Clayden
EXCLUSIVE: London boroughs face £94m funding gap for SEN pupils
By Sam Clayden | 01 September 2017
London boroughs are facing a ‘growing crisis’ as funding shortfalls meet increases in the numbers...
Council backed bank launches
By Sam Clayden | 30 August 2017
The first bank part owned by a council, Redwood Bank, has opened for business.
Lamenting the loss of local news
By Sam Clayden | 30 August 2017
Sam Clayden looks at last week’s London Assembly report on the decline of local media, and below ...
Make or break for Taunton Deane and West Somerset
By Sam Clayden | 30 August 2017
Taunton Deane BC and West Somerset DC are still waiting for the green light on their proposals t...
Shropshire academy trust ready for launch
By Sam Clayden | 30 August 2017
Shropshire Council is to launch its own multi-academy trust in the hope of maintaining an influen...
Councils call for modernisation of taxi laws
By Sam Clayden | 25 August 2017
Council leaders have demanded a rethink of ‘outdated’ taxi laws to reflect new technology, reduce...
City council approves major management restructure
By Sam Clayden | 24 August 2017
Aberdeen City Council has approved a major management restructure in a bid to ease funding pressu...
Rise in child neglect reports prompts council funding fears
By Sam Clayden | 23 August 2017
The number of people contacting the NSPCC about child neglect has increased dramatically in the p...
Mears expects revenue loss as councils 'delay new contracts'
By Sam Clayden | 16 August 2017
Social housing maintenance company Mears Group has suggested councils are delaying new contracts ...
The children below the threshold
By Sam Clayden | 14 August 2017
A new Action for Children report warns of a worrying trend that could be leaving as many as 140,0...
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