Articles by Mark Conrad
MP launches scathing attack on Rochdale abuse inquiry
By Mark Conrad | 30 April 2014
Rochdale MBC’s expanded inquiry into sexual abuse by Sir Cyril Smith branded ‘shambles’ by local ...
Council expands Smith sex abuse inquiry
By Mark Conrad | 28 April 2014
Rochdale MBC has significantly expanded its QC-led inquiry into claims that former local MP Sir C...
LGA: Economy held back by Government trade policies
By Mark Conrad | 17 April 2014
Whitehall’s inability to customise national trade policies to meet local economic needs is ‘frust...
Ridley to head Planning Inspectorate
By Mark Conrad | 17 April 2014
Simon Ridley, the Department for Communities and Local Government’s (DCLG) finance director, is t...
MPs demand single point of redress for public sector complaints
By Mark Conrad | 14 April 2014
Ministers must ensure complaints about public services are acted upon to restore public confidenc...
Public trust councils twice as much as Westminster, IPPR poll shows
By Mark Conrad | 14 April 2014
Public trust in councils is far greater than confidence in Parliament and should be the trigger f...
Anderson: Scrap Barnett or face problems
By Mark Conrad | 11 February 2014
Liverpool’s directly elected mayor has urged Westminster to scrap the arcane Barnett Formula.
Decentralisation 'easier said than done' warns IFG think-tank
By Mark Conrad | 10 February 2014
Recent attempts to decentralise power from Whitehall have often ended in failure, a candid report...
Sawford: Halt powers to control councils
By Mark Conrad | 11 December 2013
Empowering Eric Pickles to direct councils to comply with the publicity code would be ‘illiberal,...
Councils join forces to fight blacklisting
By Mark Conrad | 11 December 2013
Three boroughs have joined the group of councils warning they could take action against construct...
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