Articles by Mark Conrad
PHE 'aware' council using public health cash for social care
By Mark Conrad | 12 March 2018
Public Health England (PHE) was broadly aware Northamptonshire CC was using its cash to plug hole...
Council finances are becoming truly unsustainable
By Mark Conrad | 12 March 2018
Mark Conrad digs into the underlying data behind the NAO's latest report on council finances and ...
Council vows to co-operate with inquiry after latest allegations
By Mark Conrad | 12 March 2018
Telford & Wrekin Council has vowed to co-operate with a national child abuse inquiry after report...
Reserves red alert
By Mark Conrad | 07 March 2018
NAO study on financial sustainability warns of fresh cash crisis for local authorities
Residents feel they can influence councils more than Westminster
By Mark Conrad | 06 March 2018
UK residents feel they have more influence over local government than Westminster as Brexit nears...
Union warning over Northamptonshire pay freeze
By Mark Conrad | 06 March 2018
Trade unions and opposition councillors this week criticised Northamptonshire CC’s decision to fr...
Mandatory reporting calls rejected by Government
By Mark Conrad | 05 March 2018
Ministers today rejected calls for the mandatory reporting of suspected child abuse – claiming an...
Council praised for achievements in face of austerity
By Mark Conrad | 05 March 2018
Exeter City Council can ‘take pride’ in the way it has coped with austerity and promoted wide-ran...
MHCLG to recoup £350m unspent cash
By Mark Conrad | 05 March 2018
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) will retain almost half of the ...
LGA criticises May's land banking crackdown
By Mark Conrad | 05 March 2018
Government plans to tackle the housing shortage by ending land banking are not enough and should ...
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