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Articles by Martin Ford

Plea to fund social care through insurance

By Martin Ford | 09 April 2019

A minister has been asked to consider mandatory insurance to ease social care funding pressures i...

City of London bids for first in electric bin collections

By Martin Ford | 08 April 2019

City of London Council is expected to become the first authority in the country to run a fully el...

Councillors grill Capita over planning service

By Martin Ford | 08 April 2019

Directors of an outsourced planning service have been taken to task by councillors.

LGA holds meets with critical sector suppliers

By Martin Ford | 08 April 2019

The Local Government Association (LGA) has opened talks with ‘strategic’ suppliers in a bid to mi...

Bristol energy company labelled a 'waste of money'

By Martin Ford | 08 April 2019

Bristol City Council has sparked controversy by pressing ahead with further investment in its ene...

Newham fined over gangs data breach

By Martin Ford | 05 April 2019

A fine of £145,000 has been imposed on Newham LBC after information about gang members fell into ...

Local government partnerships key to seaside town reinvention

By Martin Ford | 04 April 2019

Councils have been urged to work with central government and LEPs to revitalise Britain’s rundown...

MPs call for business rates reform

By Martin Ford | 03 April 2019

There was a consensus that the current system does not work in a House of Commons adjournment deb...

LGA braced for disappointment over Brexit funding reforms

By Martin Ford | 03 April 2019

Local government’s hopes for a dramatic post-Brexit shake-up of funding are fading.

Islington chief Lesley Seary announces retirement

By Martin Ford | 02 April 2019

Lesley Seary has today announced she will be retiring after eight years as chief executive at Isl...