Articles by Mark Conrad
Dorset unitaries first step of renewed Government focus on reorganisation
By Mark Conrad | 07 November 2017
Communities secretary Sajid Javid this week kick-started a fresh wave of local government reorgan...
Javid 'minded' to approve reorganisation proposals
By William Eichler | 07 November 2017
Communities secretary Sajid Javid today kick-started a fresh wave of local government reorganisat...
NAO: Public debt levels soaring after seven years of austerity
By Mark Conrad | 07 November 2017
Britain’s debt crisis has got worse since the financial crash, with liabilities now equivalent to...
EXCLUSIVE: Slough leader suspended over 'sexual harassment' claim
By Mark Conrad | 06 November 2017
The sexual harassment scandal engulfing Westminster spread to local government this week, after S...
Labour vows to close Section 106 loophole
By Mark Conrad | 06 November 2017
A Labour government would close a loophole allowing property developers to ‘dodge their obligatio...
Slough to appoint interim as chief
By Mark Conrad | 03 November 2017
Slough BC is set to approve the permanent appointment of its interim chief executive despite fres...
DCLG still committed to SME targets
By Mark Conrad | 03 November 2017
Marsham Street has said it supports ministers’ aspiration to spend one in every three pounds of p...
Reform: Hand 'super councils' £102bn annual health spending
By Mark Conrad | 31 October 2017
Control of England’s key public services, including the NHS, should be handed to 38 ‘super counci...
Unitary hopefuls outline transition plan
By Mark Conrad | 31 October 2017
Four local authorities involved in a potential new Dorset-based unitary have outlined their work ...
Pension funds call for more tax transparency
By Mark Conrad | 31 October 2017
Local authority pension funds have urged Britain’s biggest businesses to improve their tax transp...
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