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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

EXCLUSIVE: 'Local government could face its own Ruth Perry case'

By Ann McGauran | 13 September 2023

Local government could face a tragedy similar to the case of the headteacher who took her own lif...

Getting the basics right

By Ann McGauran | 26 August 2023

Paul Najsarek says these may not be easy times for public services, but a focus by councils on co...

Councils need certainty from Government on net zero, warns London chief

By Ann McGauran | 16 August 2023

The Government must offer councils coherence on net zero alongside long-term policy certainty and...

The lost years

By Ann McGauran | 15 August 2023

The UK is reeling from nearly five years of lost economic growth. Ann McGauran asks what action l...

Why councils need to be at the vanguard of net zero

By Ann McGauran | 15 August 2023

Niall Bolger talks to Ann McGauran about Hounslow LBC’s ambitious climate agenda and its crucial ...

Pearce renews prevention call amid CAMHS spiral

By Ann McGauran | 14 August 2023

England’s top director of children’s services has called for a greater focus on prevention amid s...

The inflation situation

By Ann McGauran | 08 August 2023

Inflationary pressures are taking their toll on councils’ services and balance sheets, with furth...

Success on the home front

By Ann McGauran | 17 July 2023

Ann McGauran talks to Wiltshire Council leader Richard Clewer about the local authority’s success...

A revolutionary vision

By Ann McGauran | 17 July 2023

Civic entrepreneur Richard Upton talks to Ann McGauran about the need for thoughtful, inclusive r...

ADCS head calls for local funding model for children's mental health

By Ann McGauran | 05 July 2023

The head of England’s children’s services chiefs has called for a new place-based funding model f...