Articles by Mark Conrad
Continuity. But fresh thinking required
By Mark Conrad | 06 September 2012
Local government was always going to be spared major change through this week's Cabinet reshuffle...
Leader backs new laws to criminalise squatting
By Mark Conrad | 05 September 2012
The leader of a flagship Conservative council has backed new laws clamping down on squatters, des...
In pursuit of governace improvements
By Mark Conrad | 22 August 2012
Mark Conrad looks at the possibilities of who maybe shuffled where within the coalition.
Show me the money
By Jonathan Werran | 20 August 2012
Ministers halve transparency threshold through new guidance and warn councils over redactions.
Child's death sparks serious case review
By Mark Conrad | 15 August 2012
Merton LBC has initiated a serious case review (SCR) following the tragic death of 12-year-old Ti...
Curbs on employment bring '£5.5bn savings'
By Mark Conrad | 15 August 2012
Francis Maude has claimed tough controls on recruitment, underpinned Whitehall's unexpected £5.5b...
'More should be done' to promote Olympics legacy
By Mark Conrad | 09 August 2012
Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt has admitted the Government could do more to improve local sports f...
Inside View
By Mark Conrad | 09 August 2012
These are tough times for national and local government funding, says Mark Conrad.
Olympic efforts set to stretch Whitehall
By Mark Conrad | 18 July 2012
The scale of Whitehall's involvement in the forthcoming London 2012 Olympics has been made clear ...
Social care 'must have more cash' to improve
By Mark Conrad | 11 July 2012
Councils warn about the attempts to improve the quality of social care in the UK following the pu...
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