Articles by Mark Conrad
'Risky' chief exec plan a step closer for Lancs
By Mark Conrad | 30 August 2017
Lancashire CC has pushed ahead with an ‘expensive and risky’ plan to replace its chief executive’...
Birmingham bin strike back on after Clancy backtrack
By Mark Conrad | 30 August 2017
Trade union Unite has decided to go back on strike in its long-running dispute with Birmingham Ci...
City study mulls over benefits of jobs relocation
By Mark Conrad | 16 August 2017
Government plans to move highly-skilled civil servants from London are more likely to succeed if ...
Government accepts Prevent strategy criticism
By Mark Conrad | 16 August 2017
The Home Office has praised a report that criticised public bodies’ failure to thwart the radical...
Council wins court battle days after Gove intervention
By Laura Sharman | 16 August 2017
Sheffield City Council has won a court battle against people protesting about its tree-felling pr...
Power of attorney system 'deeply flawed'
By Mark Conrad | 15 August 2017
One of Britain’s foremost experts on safeguarding the elderly has warned that the power of attorn...
Birmingham bin strike suspended
By Dan Peters | 14 August 2017
The bin strike that has hit Birmingham City Council has been suspended.
Khan slams Google over gang violence videos
By Mark Conrad | 09 August 2017
London mayor Sadiq Khan this week criticised social media giants Google and YouTube for refusing ...
Council apologises for court order breach
By Mark Conrad | 09 August 2017
Gloucestershire CC has apologised to the parents of a child after a judge ruled the council breac...
Prevent strategy 'in need of reform'
By Mark Conrad | 09 August 2017
The Home Office’s Prevent strategy, aimed at stopping terrorism, is effective at local level but ...
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