Articles by Mark Conrad
Fitzgerald poised to leave Liverpool
By Mark Conrad | 05 April 2018
Former Bradford City Council chief executive, Tony Reeves, has signed a three-month deal to provi...
New guide to improve member-officer relations
By Mark Conrad | 05 April 2018
Cheshire East Council has responded to concerns about member-officer relations by producing a new...
Northants crisis could halt Oxfordshire reorganisation
By Mark Conrad | 04 April 2018
Plans to reorganise local government in Oxfordshire may be stymied by communities secretary Sajid...
Counties back down over LGA quit threat
By Mark Conrad | 04 April 2018
County-led threats to quit the Local Government Association (LGA) have failed to materialise.
Foster care recruitment warning
By Mark Conrad | 04 April 2018
Ofsted’s senior adviser on looked-after children has warned of an ‘urgent’ need to recruit more f...
Councils told to be on guard post-Salisbury
By Mark Conrad | 03 April 2018
Council bosses have been warned to weigh-up risks of fresh attacks from ‘hostile states’ followin...
Council forced to exhaust reserves
By Mark Conrad | 03 April 2018
Troubled Northamptonshire CC has taken a ‘last resort’ decision to exhaust its entire reserves as...
Councils plan largest council tax rise in 13 years
By Mark Conrad | 28 March 2018
Council Tax levels will increase by an average of 5.1% across England in 2018/19, the largest ris...
Northamptonshire: MHCLG letter details intervention
By Mark Conrad | 28 March 2018
Northamptonshire CC will continue to make most day-to-day decisions over how the county is run, d...
Javid plans intervention into crisis-hit Northants
By Mark Conrad | 27 March 2018
Local government secretary Sajid Javid has bowed to the inevitable and outlined plans for commiss...
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