Articles by Mark Conrad
EXCLUSIVE: Future of new homes bonus cast in doubt
By EXCLUSIVE by Mark Conrad | 04 October 2018
The future of the £7bn New Homes Bonus is in doubt, after Treasury ministers revealed they believ...
Concerns raised over new immigration policy
By Mark Conrad | 02 October 2018
Senior social services managers have expressed concerns over the Conservative Party’s controversi...
Northants publishes emergency plans to balance books
By Mark Conrad | 01 October 2018
Troubled Northamptonshire CC has published emergency plans to stabilise its short-term finances b...
LGA's pre-Budget play in war against austerity
By Mark Conrad | 27 September 2018
Smith Square has begun drawing local government’s battle lines as chancellor Phillip Hammond come...
Questions over cost of Labour's local government promises
By Mark Conrad | 25 September 2018
Senior Labour figures delivered a raft of local government-related policy announcements at their ...
Conwy defends 'monthly' bins regime amid complaints
By Mark Conrad | 25 September 2018
Conwy Council has defended its decision to move to monthly rubbish collections, amid claims a loc...
Welfare support has 'collapsed' for many
By Mark Conrad | 19 September 2018
One in six top-tier councils are not providing vital welfare services devolved to them just as th...
The day the music died
By Mark Conrad | 19 September 2018
Fans of the Brum-based reggae stars UB40 once complained that the bass vibration at one gig was s...
Auditors launch governance and accountability inquiry
By Mark Conrad | 18 September 2018
Whitehall’s watchdog has launched an investigation into local government governance and accountab...
Liverpool latest to deliver Universal Credit warning
By Mark Conrad | 18 September 2018
Thousands of residents in Liverpool will be forced into a ‘downward spiral of debt and destitutio...
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