Articles by Mark Conrad
Suffolk chief faces disciplinary panel
By Mark Conrad | 01 June 2011
The future of Suffolk CC’s controversial chief executive, Andrea Hill, is likely to be discussed ...
'More partnerships' to finance future services
By Mark Conrad | 01 June 2011
Successful councils of the future will be increasingly ‘agnostic’ about how they finance and deli...
Worries over cuts to funds for child asylum-seekers
By Mark Conrad | 01 June 2011
Councils risk breaching a duty to care for unaccompanied child asylum-seekers, if plans to cut de...
City plans 'minimum wage' for staff to boost economy
By Mark Conrad | 25 May 2011
The new leader of Newcastle City Council plans to introduce a ‘living wage’ for town hall staff, ...
MPs attack 'Victorian' housing plan
By Mark Conrad | 25 May 2011
Opposition MPs have attacked plans to reintroduce a ‘poverty test’ for the social housing sector.
Deaf charity 'appalled' as councils cut school funds
By Mark Conrad | 25 May 2011
Almost a fifth of councils have cut education services for deaf children, according to the Nation...
Finance commission calls for the return of the business rate
By Mark Conrad | 25 May 2011
A group of influential councils will today urge ministers to quickly hand new financial powers to...
Cash is still flowing, Pickles tells councils
By Mark Conrad | 25 May 2011
More than one-third of England’s population live in areas where their council spends £1,000 or mo...
Clark invites next wave of bidders for community levy
By Mark Conrad | 19 May 2011
Decentralisation minister, Greg Clark, has invited a second wave of applicants to make use of the...
NHS is 'reason for reform paper delay'
By Mark Conrad | 19 May 2011
Whitehall officials have finally indicated that NHS reforms are behind a rapid rethink of plans t...
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