Articles by Sam Clayden
Healey: Double housing investment to avoid post-Brexit slump
By Sam Clayden | 14 July 2016
The former shadow housing secretary has called on Whitehall to double investment and freeze its l...
Morgan's education review 'business as usual'
By Sam Clayden | 13 July 2016
A new government consultation into the role of councils in education and child safeguarding has b...
Poor standards 'nail in coffin' for education policy
By Sam Clayden | 13 July 2016
Two reports revealing poor standards in many of the largest multi-academy trusts (MATs) should be...
MPs tear apart social work reforms
By Sam Clayden | 13 July 2016
MPs have torn apart the Government’s social work reform plans and called for greater coordination...
ADASS survey: Nine in ten fear care duty failure
By Sam Clayden | 12 July 2016
Less than one in ten social care directors believed they would be able to fulfil their statutory ...
Whitehall backs Khan devolution plea
By Sam Clayden | 11 July 2016
Whitehall has supported London mayor Sadiq Khan’s plea for further fiscal devolution to the capit...
Children's services face further monitoring after damning Wilshaw letter
By Sam Clayden | 08 July 2016
Ofsted inspectors could be assigned to monitor local authorities where children are prone to extr...
Councils 'best placed' to close housing gap
By Sam Clayden | 07 July 2016
Local government is best placed to address the growing housing gap amid increasing ‘uncertainty,’...
Lamb warns of prevention 'scandal'
By Sam Clayden | 07 July 2016
Taking money from preventative and mental health services is a ‘scandal of our time’ and the cons...
Mayor opposition may dash devo hope
By Sam Clayden | 06 July 2016
Regions that failed to sign devolution deals before the EU referendum may regret wavering over el...
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