Articles by Mark Conrad
Scotland's independence deadline looms
By Mark Conrad | 11 May 2012
Interested parties have been reminded contributions to the consultation on independence must be g...
Essex signs 'significant' deal with Chinese firm
By Mark Conrad | 09 May 2012
Essex CC has been handed a potentially-significant economic boost, after China's largest publishi...
Councils 'coping well with austerity cuts'
By Mark Conrad | 09 May 2012
Coalition ministers received an unexpected boost to their local authority austerity regime this w...
Labour set to gain 700 seats as voters reject Coalition parties
By Mark Conrad | 04 May 2012
Labour set to emerge as the big winner from yesterday’s local government elections, with the part...
Voting underway in crucial 2012 elections
By Mark Conrad | 03 May 2012
Voting has begun at polling stations across the UK, with some 180 councils and 5,000 ward seats u...
Clark backs city-regional mayors plan
By Mark Conrad | 03 May 2012
Decentralisation minister Greg Clark could hand city-regions a far wider range of powers if they ...
LAPFF members join shareholder rebellion
By Mark Conrad | 02 May 2012
Council pension funds have demanded tough new requirements forcing firms with contested remunerat...
Sir Gus O' Donnell's comeback
By Mark Conrad | 25 April 2012
Mark Conrad considers how Lord Gus O'Donnell may take over Mervyn King's role as governor of the ...
Prepare health formula for local need says LGA
By Mark Conrad | 25 April 2012
The Local Government Association has warned councils must help design the new funding formula for...
Newham's housing plan compared to 'social cleansing'
By Mark Conrad | 24 April 2012
The council that will host the 2012 Olympics has been accused of promoting 'social cleansing', af...
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