Articles by Mark Conrad
Councils 'not ready' for Met's mental health withdrawal
By Mark Conrad | 30 May 2023
Local authorities are not ready for the major consequences of the Metropolitan Police Services’ (...
Labour accused of centralist coalition approach
By Mark Conrad | 26 May 2023
Senior Lib Dems have accused Labour of centralist diktat in blocking a series of post-election co...
Council estate demolition should be 'last resort'
By Mark Conrad | 26 May 2023
Demolition of council estates should be the ‘last resort’ option for local authorities while ‘mea...
Questions raised over asylum hotels pledge
By Dan Peters and Mark Conrad | 23 May 2023
Senior council figures have questioned whether Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s pledge to end the use...
Ministers promise CSA compensation scheme
By Mark Conrad | 23 May 2023
Ministers have promised a compensation scheme for survivors of child sexual abuse (CSA) including...
Enfield urged to invest in planning
By Mark Conrad | 22 May 2023
Enfield LBC has been urged to divert more resources to its planning department to clear a backlog...
Jones steps up to lead commissioner at Slough
By Mark Conrad | 22 May 2023
Local government secretary Michael Gove has appointed Gavin Jones as the new lead commissioner at...
Pension fund managers called to account on climate
By Mark Conrad | 22 May 2023
A local government pensions experts has demanded a meeting with fund managers amid concerns about...
Birmingham bombshell: Labour NEC to oust leader
By Mark Conrad | 16 May 2023
Britain’s biggest authority, Birmingham City Council, has been thrown into turmoil after an inter...
Councils call for Full Dispersal clarity
By Dan Peters | 16 May 2023
Home Office officials this week insisted the department’s Full Dispersal asylum policy was ‘well ...
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