Greg Clark
Wanted: A cross-party view on SEND
The unwillingness of either of the Government contenders to make future SEND spending commitments risks the problem not getting the pre-election focus it requires, says Greg Clark
Clark: Tories and Labour unwilling to address SEND crisis
Labour and the Conservatives have been accused of an ‘unwillingness’ to confront the crisis in special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) services.
Local government loses 'strongest advocate' Rowsell
Tributes have been paid across the local government sector following the sudden death of Paul Rowsell.
Heseltine and Clark hit out over LEPs
Two former Conservative Cabinet ministers have hit out at plans to wind up England’s 39 Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEP).
Clark: Time to simplify local government
The time has come for local government reorganisation and for councils to be given more power, former levelling up secretary Greg Clark has said.
Unfinished business
Greg Clark has been local government secretary twice. He speaks to Heather Jameson about the need to do more on devolution, why intervention should be a last resort and the need to talk about a simpler system of local government.
Soaring costs feared over social rent caps
Plans to cap social rent rises could cost London councils £23bn over the next 40 years, figures seen by The MJ have revealed.
Truss must put councils on a firm financial footing
If the Government wants to measure councils' performance, then bring it on, says Heather Jameson. But right now there are more pressing issues to deal with, she adds.
Clark warning over 'risky commercial practices'
Communities secretary Greg Clark has warned ‘some local authorities are engaging in risky commercial practices’.
Liverpool commissioner on 'stark' challenges
Lead commissioner Mike Cunningham has defended the need for further intervention after mayor Joanne Anderson claimed it would not solve the council’s problems.
Liverpool set for further intervention
Commissioners at Liverpool are set to take on governance and financial decision making in an extension of their powers following a damning report.
Councils face asset sale clampdown
Communities secretary Greg Clark is writing to councils today to confirm a tightening of rules under which authorities could previously sell assets to companies they control.
Slough's financial challenge 'unprecedented'
Commissioners at Slough Council are set to be given powers over recruitment after finding it was unable to turn around its finances quickly enough.
BCP in finance talks with ministers
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council is in talks with the Government as it attempts to balance its books.
The familiarity of uncertainty
With the re-emergence of Greg Clark, Heather Jameson assesses the short and long-term prospects of the levelling up agenda.
Paper shortage could undermine snap election
A snap General Election caused by turmoil at the top of the Conservative Party could be undermined by a shortage of paper needed during ballots, election officers have warned.
Same issues, new interventions and little progress
Global pandemic and cost of living crisis aside, last week’s Local Government Association conference in Harrogate felt remarkably familiar, says Heather Jameson
Clark: Reorganisation opportunity has come and gone
The opportunity for wholescale local government reorganisation has come and gone thanks to Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s ‘political headwinds,’ former local government secretary Greg Clark has said.
Prince Harry and the Industrial Strategy
Prince Harry is a firm favourite at MJ Towers.
Industrial Strategy snubs councils
Business secretary Greg Clark has snubbed councils and empowered local enterprise partnerships (LEPs) as the drivers of future local growth in the Government’s long-awaited Industrial Strategy.