Articles by Mark Conrad
Council reaches agreement over controversial asylum site
By Mark Conrad | 28 May 2024
West Lindsey DC is celebrating a success in its campaign to protect a £300m regeneration project ...
Gove and Clark to stand down
By Mark Conrad | 28 May 2024
Levelling up secretary Michael Gove has announced he will stand down as an MP and not contest the...
EXCLUSIVE: Tower Hamlets Best Value Inspection extended
By Mark Conrad | 28 May 2024
The Best Value Inspection (BVI) team at Tower Hamlets LBC has extended its work to include the co...
High Court dismisses Bibby Stockholm legal challenge
By Mark Conrad | 23 May 2024
The High Court has dismissed a legal case challenging the Government’s controversial use of the B...
MacAlister: Not enough has changed on children's social care
By Mark Conrad | 23 May 2024
The author of the Government’s independent review of children’s care has warned ‘not enough has c...
EXCLUSIVE: Councils given 100,000 asylum housing target
By EXCLUSIVE by Mark Conrad | 21 May 2024
Councils have been told to identify an extra 100,000 bedspaces for asylum seekers this year amid ...
Flood councils in urgent £11m cash call
By Mark Conrad | 21 May 2024
Councils managing flood risks have urgently called for £11m cash to plug a ‘widening gap’ in Inte...
BT: Too many councils failing to engage
By Mark Conrad | 21 May 2024
‘Too many’ councils are failing to engage with telecoms giant BT as it works to switch customers ...
Lib Dems hit back at ex-minister Redwood
By Mark Conrad | 20 May 2024
Wokingham BC’s ruling Lib Dems have hit back at former local government minister Sir John Redwood...
Auditors add to council biometric warnings
By Mark Conrad | 20 May 2024
A spending watchdog has echoed councils’ concerns that biometric entry requirements at UK ports c...
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