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Warnings of financial shock for care sector

By Martin Ford | 19 April 2021

Civil servants have warned of financial challenges ahead when the care home sector emerges from t...

Interim to be drafted in after candidate turns down Lichfield post

By Martin Ford | 19 April 2021

Lichfield DC is expected to appoint Tony McGovern on an interim basis.

Council to review Greensill land sale

By Martin Ford | 19 April 2021

Cheshire West & Chester Council has halted the sale of land to Lex Greensill following controvers...

Thurrock workers strike in pay dispute

By Martin Ford | 16 April 2021

Workers at Thurrock BC have embarked on a three-week strike amid claims their pay is to be ‘slash...

Campaign launched to reverse centralisation

By Martin Ford | 16 April 2021

Local government must ‘turn the tide’ on 40 years in which its autonomy has been eroded, a new re...

Social care reform depends on market overhaul

By Martin Ford | 15 April 2021

Social care reform will ‘fail’ without addressing weaknesses in the provider market, a think-tank...

Scotland 'should grasp nettle' of council tax reform

By Martin Ford | 15 April 2021

Holyrood should go further in overhauling taxation, research by the Institute for Fiscal Studies ...

Gangs 'one step ahead' of authorities

By Martin Ford | 15 April 2021

Criminal gangs that exploit children are ‘one step ahead of authorities,’ mandarins have told pee...

Inquiry launched into asylum accommodation

By Martin Ford | 14 April 2021

MPs are to investigate the use of sites such as former barracks to accommodate asylum seekers.

Unison urges members to vote for strike

By Martin Ford | 14 April 2021

Scotland’s biggest public service trade union has advised council workers to vote for industrial ...