Articles by Mark Conrad
Former spending chief doubts quango savings
By Mark Conrad | 05 April 2011
Sir John Bourn has questioned government claims that Whitehall’s ‘bonfire of the quangos’ would d...
Regional analysis for UK 'happiness index'
By Mark Conrad | 05 April 2011
A league table of the UK’s ‘happiest’ regions will be published annually under prime minister Dav...
Osborne announces 21 enterprise zones
By Mark Conrad | 04 April 2011
Twenty-one new enterprise zones - with significant planning, tax and business rate powers - will ...
Analysts warn of over-estimating UK growth
By Mark Conrad | 31 March 2011
George Osborne will become ‘uncomfortably dependent’ on improved economic judgments by the Office...
Staff face further contribution hike
By Mark Conrad | 31 March 2011
Whitehall staff face the prospect of a second attack on their pension pots – beyond the 3% increa...
Budget a 'missed opportunity' for local growth, experts warn
By Mark Conrad | 31 March 2011
Finance experts have dismissed chancellor George Osborne’s Budget as a ‘missed opportunity’ to in...
Scots extend mandarins' no-redundancy deal
By Mark Conrad | 29 March 2011
The Scottish Government has reached an agreement with the trade union, the FDA, to extend its ‘no...
'Cuts too fast and too deep' most staff say
By Mark Conrad | 29 March 2011
Just one in 10 public sector staff thinks coalition cuts to services are necessary, according to ...
Budget's enterprise zones expected to drive growth
By Mark Conrad | 29 March 2011
Local economies were expected to be among the big winners of this week’s Budget announcement thro...
Two-tier code boost to Cameron reform plans
By Mark Conrad | 29 March 2011
Communities secretary Eric Pickles’ controversial decision to scrap local government’s ‘two-tier ...
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