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Greg Clark

Greg Clark

Greg Clark is former communities secretary

Articles by Greg Clark

REORGANISATION

Bright dawn for reform

By Greg Clark | 03 December 2024

Greg Clark sees a ‘positive and exciting’ future for local government as reorganisation looms on ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Growing challenges

By Greg Clark | 09 October 2024

Greg Clark sets out the obstacles the Government’s forthcoming Industrial Strategy must address t...

PLANNING

Planning reform for growth

By Greg Clark | 07 August 2024

Greg Clark warns the new Government they won’t get a quiet life from opening their period in offi...

HOWARD BERNSTEIN

We did it Howard's way

By Greg Clark | 01 July 2024

With the sector still mourning the recent death of Sir Howard Bernstein, Greg Clark gives The MJ ...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Pitch perfect for the future

By Greg Clark | 11 June 2024

The time is ripe for local leaders to prepare pitches for projects that can make a difference in ...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Wanted: A cross-party view on SEND

By Greg Clark | 15 April 2024

The unwillingness of either of the Government contenders to make future SEND spending commitments...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

'There's no national growth without local growth'

By Greg Clark | 19 February 2024

With an eye on the upcoming Budget and the General Election, Greg Clark outlines why local govern...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Under pressure

By Greg Clark | 04 December 2023

Pressures are increasing in every local authority he speaks to, but with the need to bear down on...

REORGANISATION

Goodbye two-tier

By Greg Clark | 09 October 2023

Without a big injection of cash to sustain it in existence, a two-tier structure of councils will...

PLANNING

Avoiding wheezes and whims

By Greg Clark | 08 August 2023

The Government is about to publish a revised version of the National Planning Policy Framework, b...

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