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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

Confident about care

By Ann McGauran | 09 February 2021

Hertfordshire CC’s new director of adult care services Chris Badger talks to Ann McGauran about i...

Lib Dem council leaders urge chancellor to make UC uplift permanent

By Ann McGauran | 09 February 2021

More than 30 Liberal Democrat council leaders and deputies have written to the Government calling...

Areas with lowest life expectancy should get more vaccines, says Burnham

By Ann McGauran | 08 February 2021

Greater supplies of vaccines should be made available in places with the lowest life expectancy, ...

Medway's children's services commissioner is stood down

By Ann McGauran | 01 February 2021

Medway Council will continue to run its own children’s services after the independent commissione...

Filling in the gaps

By Ann McGauran | 26 January 2021

The Government has launched an independent inquiry into children’s social care in England, amid c...

Conservative MPs refuse to vote down hike in council tax

By Ann McGauran | 26 January 2021

Conservative MPs last night refused to vote against a rise in council tax that a poll says is opp...

New management structure to lead Luton's 2020-2040 vision

By Ann McGauran | 20 January 2021

Luton BC has restructured its top management team to focus on its flagship Luton 2020-2040 vision...

Babies' needs overlooked in COVID response

By Ann McGauran | 19 January 2021

A generation of babies risks being damaged by the fallout from the pandemic without a concerted e...

Call for inquiry into COVID's 'devastating' impact on children

By Ann McGauran | 18 January 2021

A coalition of child health experts has called for a wide-ranging independent commission to exami...

'Hypersensitivity' on data sharing needs to be overcome

By Ann McGauran | 14 January 2021

Solace’s digital leadership chief says data-sharing is ‘about how we save lives’, and 'hypersensi...