Articles by Mark Conrad
MPs and Ofsted clash over CSE failures
By Mark Conrad | 18 November 2014
Ofsted has criticised council leadership on child sexual exploitation (CSE) hours after MPs deman...
Labour accused of 'eroding' Welsh local government
By Mark Conrad | 18 November 2014
A former Welsh secretary has accused the Assembly’s Labour leadership of plans to ‘progressively ...
Devolution 'must go beyond' Osborne plan
By Mark Conrad | 18 November 2014
Devolution to England’s cities must go beyond chancellor George Osborne’s plans for the likes of ...
Call for right to eject problem councillors
By Mark Conrad | 18 November 2014
Leaders at Wigan MBC have called for powers to force by-elections in order to kick-out troublesom...
Ofsted under fire from MPs over Rotherham
By Mark Conrad | 18 November 2014
MPs are demanding explanations from Ofsted after arguing it failed to protect children from sexua...
Six sacked from Rotherham's children's services
By Mark Conrad | 17 November 2014
Six people involved in children’s services at Rotherham were sacked last year for putting kids at...
Commission seeks new focus on local powers
By Mark Conrad | 01 May 2014
Scotland would be ‘fairer, wealthier and healthier’ if communities had control over more issues t...
The squeezed middle
By Mark Conrad | 01 May 2014
Council middle managers have expressed ‘considerable frustration’ with elected members.
Ethics under the spotlight with launch of PCC Code
By Mark Conrad | 30 April 2014
The Committee on Standards in Public Life (CSPL) has urged local police and crime commissioners (...
Concerns raised over IER impact
By Mark Conrad | 30 April 2014
Electoral experts have urged senior town hall managers to quickly adapt to technological change i...
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