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Ann McGauran

Ann McGauran

Journalist and content editor with 20+ years specialising in public policy. Still learning.

Articles by Ann McGauran

Unleash wave of mayoral devo, says Onward

By Ann McGauran | 20 June 2022

A report from the centre-right Onward think-tank has urged the Government to step back from ‘micr...

Growing pains

By Ann McGauran | 14 June 2022

The Commons Public Accounts Committee has accused the Government of a lack of transparency and ac...

Putting ICSs at the heart of health equality

By Ann McGauran | 13 June 2022

As Integrated Care Systems move onto a statutory footing in July, what is the best way they can t...

Is cost of living aid enough?

By Ann McGauran | 06 June 2022

Ann McGauran reports on how the financial aid package provided by the chancellor will work in pra...

Arithmetic matters

By Ann McGauran | 18 May 2022

The new director of IPPR North, Zoë Billingham, speaks to Ann McGauran about taking on the role a...

EXCLUSIVE: Government 'risks battle' on moving districts' functions without consent

By Ann McGauran | 17 May 2022

Districts will push to change the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill to ensure their functions ca...

Local Government Research Centre under threat from job losses

By Ann McGauran | 17 May 2022

The future of the Local Government Research Centre (LGRC) is under threat following the announcem...

Centre has 'poor understanding' of what works on local growth, says NAO expert

By Ann McGauran | 16 May 2022

A large proportion of Government spending is ‘not robustly evaluated’ and there is poor understan...

Squaring the circle

By Ann McGauran | 11 May 2022

Newly installed Association of Directors of Adult Social Services president Sarah McClinton tells...

Queen's Speech: Government brings back measures to stop protestors 'locking on'

By Ann McGauran | 10 May 2022

Boris Johnson’s government will bring back measures thrown out by the House of Lords in January t...