Articles by Mark Conrad
Queen's Speech leaves fiscal plans in question
By Mark Conrad | 28 June 2017
Whitehall officials are assessing how councils could control a greater share of local income with...
Scots' duty to consider merits of info sharing
By Mark Conrad | 28 June 2017
Councils in Scotland will soon have a duty to consider whether information shared with other orga...
DUP deal won't change Barnett calculations
By Mark Conrad | 28 June 2017
The Conservative-DUP deal will have no impact on Barnett formula calculations, Treasury sources h...
City deals among promises in DUP-Conservative deal
By Mark Conrad | 26 June 2017
Fresh devolved powers for Northern Ireland form a key part of today’s £1bn deal between the minor...
Government rejects call for intervention in tower blaze council
By Dan Peters | 22 June 2017
The Government has rejected calls for commissioners to run Kensington & Chelsea RLBC after it was...
Authority defends record over 'bed-blocking' claims
By Mark Conrad | 21 June 2017
The council responsible for the highest number of ‘bed-blocking’ incidents in England says it sti...
'Deliver social care green paper,' ministers are told
By Mark Conrad | 21 June 2017
Ministers should urgently deliver a social care green paper and resist the temptation to kick it ...
Suspended chief quits
By Mark Conrad | 21 June 2017
Bury MBC’s suspended chief executive, Mike Owen, resigned ahead of this week’s hearing into his h...
Chief resigns ahead of crunch hearing
By Mark Conrad | 20 June 2017
Bury MBC’s suspended chief executive, Mike Owen, resigned ahead of this week’s hearing into his h...
Hammond hints at easing of austerity
By Mark Conrad | 19 June 2017
Chancellor Philip Hammond has hinted he could ease some of the financial pressures on local gover...
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