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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

Don't let children's services become 'black box' of council

By Ann McGauran | 12 April 2019

Chief executive Merran McRae has warned her colleagues not to let 'insular' children’s services b...

Austerity 'could end at the Spending Review'

By Ann McGauran | 11 April 2019

There is a ‘genuine chance’ austerity will end at the Spending Review, according to upbeat direct...

A system 'that's failing children and young people'

By Ann McGauran | 02 April 2019

What lies behind the upward trend in the number of youngsters being moved to live a long way from...

Mental health problems lead to more sick days at Newcastle City Council

By Ann McGauran | 29 March 2019

Stress and mental health issues are causing an increase in sick days taken by staff at Newcastle ...

The gentrification problem

By Ann McGauran | 27 March 2019

With the capital facing a complex list of housing challenges, the recent London Housing Conferen...

Fighting back against homelessness

By Ann McGauran | 27 March 2019

A year ago the Local Government Homelessness Commission (LGHC) was launched by the Local Governme...

The beginning of the end of homelessness in Scotland?

By Ann McGauran | 27 March 2019

Housing First has become the default approach to taking on homelessness in Glasgow. Ann McGauran ...

'We want something totally transformational'

By Ann McGauran | 27 March 2019

A new book from Nesta brings together knowledge on innovatation. One process is the 100 Day Chall...

Reading is 'ahead of the game' on BIDS

By Ann McGauran | 27 March 2019

Reading’s second Business Improvement District is believed to be the first one in a town uniquely...

A charter to tackle County Lines

By Ann McGauran | 18 March 2019

Islington LBC’s first report on the local implementaton of the Charter Against Modern Slavery sho...