Articles by Mark Conrad
Lax accounting standards 'to blame' for bank fiasco
By Mark Conrad | 07 December 2011
Local government's pension funds have called for an overhaul of international accounting standards.
Districts lead shared services programme
By Mark Conrad | 02 December 2011
Shared services are currently delivering £157m of savings to taxpayers annually, survey by the L....
CBI welcomes £1bn plan to tackle Neets
By Mark Conrad | 01 December 2011
Business leaders have backed the Government's £1bn plan to tackle rising numbers of youngsters no...
Treasury offers councils chance of cheap loans
By Mark Conrad | 30 November 2011
Local authorities offered a narrow window during which to apply for cheap loans – to ensure the ...
Councils hit as Osborne delivers bleak Autumn Statement
By Mark Conrad | 30 November 2011
Chancellor George Osborne has delivered a bleak short-term forecast for the UK economy, with grow...
'Urgent' action needed to prevent more riots, experts warn
By Mark Conrad | 29 November 2011
The riots that engulfed England over the summer could happen again unless urgent action is taken ...
Newcastle to hand strike cash to charities
By Mark Conrad | 28 November 2011
Newcastle City Council has said it will pay the £100,000 in wages it expects to save through this...
Departing Ransford accepts LGA salary was 'high'
By Mark Conrad | 25 November 2011
Outgoing LGA chief executive John Ransford admits his former £300,000 salary package was ‘high’.
Contributions hike could force mass LGPS exodus
By Mark Conrad | 23 November 2011
More than half of Local Government Pension Scheme members who responded to a survey on Government...
Councils' fury over new immigration figures
By Mark Conrad | 21 November 2011
Major councils have launched into another critique of official immigration statistics.
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