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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

National insurance hike 'catastrophic' for care

By Ann McGauran | 27 November 2024

The Government’s decision to increase employer National Insurance Contributions (NIC) will have ‘...

Avoiding the abyss

By Ann McGauran | 26 November 2024

ADCS president Andy Smith talks to Ann McGauran ahead of the National Children and Adult Services...

Not all about the money

By Ann McGauran | 19 November 2024

The Budget for 2025-26 is published, with a spending review for the following two years due in t...

Celebrating culture within Calderdale

By Ann McGauran | 13 November 2024

Bobsie Robinson, Calderdale MBC’s cultural services manager, talks to Ann McGauran about how the ...

Gove slams mission boards chair appointments

By Ann McGauran | 12 November 2024

Mission board chairs should not come from the departments responsible for delivery, says former l...

Budget: Chancellor promises to permanently lower business rates

By Ann McGauran | 30 October 2024

The chancellor prioritised delivering permanently lower business rates from 2026/27 in the Budge...

Growing pains

By Ann McGauran | 30 October 2024

Tom Stannard says the Government’s focus on growth has got off to a promising start, but the case...

Fade to Gray?

By Ann McGauran | 15 October 2024

What could the arrival of Morgan McSweeney as the Prime Minister’s chief of staff and Sue Gray’s ...

Pay day promises

By Ann McGauran | 12 September 2024

Research from the Health Foundation and Nuffield Trust sets out five policy options to improve so...