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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

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...

Cheshire leaders put concerns to Government on jabs, lockdown and schools

By Ann McGauran | 13 January 2021

Council leaders in Cheshire and their partners have written to the Government laying out their co...

A hard act to follow

By Ann McGauran | 13 January 2021

Neil McInroy steps down this year as chief executive of the Centre for Local Economic Strategies ...