Articles by Chris Mahony
Haringey officers in reserves warning
By Chris Mahony | 18 February 2019
Officers in Haringey LBC have warned that the Labour administration’s use of £5.5m of reserves to...
EXCLUSIVE: LGA hit by unexpected £1m insurance bill
By Chris Mahony | 30 January 2019
Smith Square faces an unexpected bill of up to £1m to cover the start-up costs of the insurance v...
Ministers accused of 'irrational policy-making'
By Chris Mahony | 29 January 2019
Ministers have been accused of irrational policy-making by funding prevention in the NHS while fo...
Grenfell and Carillion prompt Freedom of Information call
By Chris Mahony | 28 January 2019
A watchdog has called for an extension of the Freedom of Information Act to cover outsourcers and...
Cities have borne brunt of austerity - report
By Chris Mahony | 28 January 2019
Cities have borne the brunt of austerity, a report out today has warned.
LGA faces financial headache
By Chris Mahony | 25 January 2019
Smith Square has acknowledged the financial challenges it faces as it freezes subscriptions while...
Auditors bid to explain real cause of difference in councils' spend on kids
By Chris Mahony | 23 January 2019
A nine-fold variation in spending on children’s social care could largely be down to ‘differences...
Charities attack mental capacity reforms
By Chris Mahony | 22 January 2019
Liberty and 11 disability groups led by Mind have attacked the Government’s bill aimed at reformi...
Projected overspend more than triples
By Chris Mahony | 21 January 2019
The projected overspend facing Highland Council’s care, learning and housing department more than...
Think-tank: Give councils powers of abolished DWP
By Chris Mahony | 21 January 2019
Councils and their health and education partners should be handed responsibility for supporting ‘...
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