Articles by Mark Conrad
Green Paper 'must address cash shortfalls'
By Mark Conrad | 03 July 2018
MPs have urged ministers not to ignore ‘worrying’ declines in social care budgets as the UK prepa...
LGA Labour group to seek legal advice
By Mark Conrad | 02 July 2018
Smith Square’s Labour group will seek legal advice over national party proposals to allow members...
Changes after council fraud probe
By Mark Conrad | 02 July 2018
Barnet LBC lawyers will present evidence at the trial of a former joint venture employee accused ...
LGA in social rents plea
By Mark Conrad | 02 July 2018
Ministers should drop plans to ditch social rents from the official definition of affordable home...
Finance director in transformation spending warning
By Mark Conrad | 26 June 2018
Reading Council has been warned it has no room for ‘slippage’ in pursuit of savings following con...
Northants commissioners plead for patience
By Mark Conrad | 26 June 2018
Commissioners appointed to stabilise Northamptonshire CC this week asked for patience amid snowba...
Think-tank in swap shop call
By Mark Conrad | 26 June 2018
Too many city centres in England and Wales are over-dependent on retail space – and should swap s...
Commercialisation risk warning
By Mark Conrad | 25 June 2018
Less than half of public sector professionals – including council staff – feel they have sufficie...
Localis: Council tax restrictions should be eased
By Mark Conrad | 25 June 2018
Ministers should lift restrictions on council tax increases and let town halls set local taxes fo...
Letwin turns fire on developers
By Mark Conrad | 25 June 2018
Speeding up the rate at which homes are completed on building sites would help developers free up...
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