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Tory mayor claims Whitehall blocking devolution

By Martin Ford | 01 December 2020

One of the biggest challenges to devolution comes from civil servants, the Mayor of Cambridgeshir...

Doubts raised over mass testing rollout

By Martin Ford | 30 November 2020

Public health officials have questioned the feasibility and effectiveness of extending mass COVID...

Flood funding for councils may not be enough, watchdog finds

By Martin Ford | 27 November 2020

The Government is unable to prove councils have enough funding for flood defences, a spending wat...

Recovery plans key to levelling up

By Martin Ford | 26 November 2020

Government ambitions for levelling up depend on councils being given funds to fulfil local recove...

Ofsted warns of unseen child abuse

By Martin Ford | 26 November 2020

Opportunities to protect children at risk of harm are being missed due to the pandemic, Ofsted ha...

Spending Review: Public sector pay increase for low earners

By Martin Ford | 25 November 2020

Public sector worker wage increases will be limited to the lowest paid, the chancellor has announ...

Croydon's property firm 'entirely dependent' on council funding

By Martin Ford | 25 November 2020

Croydon LBC has come in for heavy criticism over the performance of its property company.

Bedford chief calls time on 43-year career

By Martin Ford | 25 November 2020

The chief executive of Bedford BC, Philip Simpkins, has announced he will be stepping down from t...

Derbyshire to appoint managing executive director for a year

By Martin Ford | 24 November 2020

Since 2017, three executive directors have effectively shared the role of chief executive at Derb...

PPE supply for care workers was 'inadequate'

By Martin Ford | 24 November 2020

The social care sector was ‘left to fend for itself’ during the darkest days of the COVID-19 pand...