Articles by Mark Conrad
Election timetable means councils face race against time
By Mark Conrad | 03 May 2024
Councils’ next finance settlement may have to be announced before a Spending Review amid ‘extreme...
Cuts linked to widening health inequalities
By Mark Conrad | 03 May 2024
Widening health inequalities across England are directly associated with cuts to councils’ spendi...
Brum equal pay wait goes on
By Mark Conrad | 01 May 2024
Birmingham City Council faces a further wait before declaring its official equal pay liabilities ...
Vote warning
By Martin Ford and Mark Conrad | 30 April 2024
Elections officers have warned of the impact of changes to postal vote rules as polls open across...
Auditors issue warning over member-officer relations at district
By Mark Conrad | 30 April 2024
Teignbridge DC has deployed external support to improve member-officer relations after auditors r...
Think-tank: Growth in tall buildings failing to tackle housing need
By Mark Conrad | 30 April 2024
‘Unplanned proliferation’ of tall buildings has not delivered the housing Britain needs, Policy E...
Guildford to sell £50m of assets
By Mark Conrad | 29 April 2024
Guildford BC has approved the sale of £50m of assets over three years under plans to stabilise th...
East Devon to appoint new chief
By Mark Conrad | 29 April 2024
East Devon DC is poised to appoint Tracy Hendren as its new permanent chief executive.
Bristol officers accused of 'misleading' over development
By Mark Conrad | 26 April 2024
Officers at Bristol City Council have been accused of providing ‘misleading’ advice linked to a d...
NAO warning over childcare reforms
By Mark Conrad | 23 April 2024
Just one in 10 councils predict they will meet the deadline to create 85,000 Government-funded ch...
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