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Martin Ford

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Surge in people seeking help with care bills

By Martin Ford | 09 December 2019

The number of adults in care requiring council help due to depleted funds increased by more than ...

Bexley slashes development company housebuilding target

By Martin Ford | 09 December 2019

Bexley LBC’s wholly-owned housing company has more than halved the number of homes it plans to de...

Future Forum North: Call for councils to 'bust down housebuilding cartel'

By Martin Ford | 06 December 2019

Local government has been urged to take on private housebuilders to unleash financial and social ...

Future Forum North: Relationships crucial to successful regeneration

By Martin Ford | 06 December 2019

The relationship between councils, developers and funders is crucial to ensuring the success of m...

Future Forum North: Emergency planning needs boost amid climate change concerns

By Martin Ford | 05 December 2019

Emergency planning training needs to be improved as we face more frequent extreme weather conditi...

Future Forum North: Workplace cultures fail to keep pace with technology

By Martin Ford | 05 December 2019

The digital revolution in the modern workplace must now be matched by a culture shift, it has bee...

Bed delays to hit 2.5m days since last election

By Martin Ford | 04 December 2019

More than 2.5m bed days will have been lost in the NHS due to a lack of social care since the las...

General Election manifestos 'not credible' on social care

By Martin Ford | 04 December 2019

Experts have cast doubt on election pledges to fix the social care system.

Infrastructure roll-out poses 'reputational risk' to Milton Keynes

By Martin Ford | 04 December 2019

Milton Keynes councillors have been told the authority faces financial and reputational risk over...

Retro-fitting councils around the 21st century

By Martin Ford | 04 December 2019

The MJ and BT recently conducted a survey of local authority directors to find out how they belie...