Articles by Mark Conrad
Unions criticise Universal Credit delay
By Mark Conrad | 09 December 2013
‘Severe delays’ to Universal Credit mean that 90% of people forecast to receive the benefit by 20...
Councils' anti-fraud action 'could be decimated'
By Mark Conrad | 04 December 2013
Local government’s largest trade union has warned that councils’ anti-fraud activity could be ‘de...
Social workers should 'act more like detectives'
By Mark Conrad | 04 December 2013
Social workers should act ‘more like detectives’ in tackling child sexual exploitation (CSE), a m...
NAO: troubled families schemes fail payment-by-results test
By Mark Conrad | 03 December 2013
Spending watchdogs report poor design of payment-by-results will hamper intervention schemes for ...
Cash crisis hits councils
By Mark Conrad | 28 November 2013
More than a quarter of England’s councils – 116 local authorities - are at high-risk of financial...
Capital warns of 'wasted spending opportunities'
By Mark Conrad | 27 November 2013
London’s boroughs are ‘frustrated’ by Whitehall’s short-termist approach to public spending.
Local government spending revealed
By Mark Conrad | 27 November 2013
Local government in England spent £162bn in 2011/12, according to the latest financial analysis.
Councils look to cash in on infrastructure
By Mark Conrad | 21 August 2013
Councils are seeking greater rewards for securing economic growth through controversial infrastru...
Battle of Waterloo as rival councils row over planning
By Mark Conrad | 21 August 2013
The row between two councils over a proposed development close to the River Thames continued this...
Warning plans could 'drain the life' out of high streets
By Mark Conrad | 08 August 2013
Allowing developers to convert shops into homes without needing planning permission could ‘drain ...
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