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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

Community resilience: preventing the breakdown

By Ann McGauran | 19 May 2021

Governments must change the post-pandemic narrative to avoid community breakdown, says a public h...

Where has the care gone?

By Ann McGauran | 19 May 2021

Social care is in an even more precarious position that ever. But the Queen’s Speech lacked the ‘...

Queen's Speech: No funding pledge on social care reform

By Ann McGauran | 11 May 2021

The Queen’s Speech fell short of including a social care Bill and there was no pledge on funding.

N Ireland chief robustly defends decision to send Brexit letter to Cabinet Office

By Ann McGauran | 07 May 2021

The chief executive of Mid and East Antrim BC has robustly defended her decision to send a contro...

MJ Housing: Homing in on housing in Kingston

By Ann McGauran | 05 May 2021

Kingston RLBC’s leader Caroline Kerr and chief executive Ian Thomas are united in their commitmen...

Unfinished business

By Ann McGauran | 04 May 2021

With the public finances in an ‘astonishingly difficult’ position, will the Government prioritise...

Social care reform proposals will come later this year, pledges Hancock

By Ann McGauran | 30 April 2021

The Government will be bringing forward proposals later this year for the reform of social care, ...

It's time for the Government to publish its plans for care, says new ADASS chief

By Ann McGauran | 29 April 2021

The Government must ‘publish its promised plans for the future of care and support as a matter of...

Birmingham to challenge unlawful temporary housing ruling

By Ann McGauran | 27 April 2021

Birmingham City Council says it will appeal against a High Court ruling that the local authority ...

Gazing up at the future of community power

By Ann McGauran | 27 April 2021

Following on from a three-day event in March, New Local's Building Stronger Things looked at how ...