Title

Author Profile

Martin Ford

Martin Ford

Articles by Martin Ford

Care workers given vaccine priority

By Martin Ford | 02 December 2020

Social care workers will be among the first to receive the COVID-19 vaccination as early as next ...

Councils feel 'punished' by COVID-19 restrictions

By Martin Ford | 01 December 2020

Councils have reacted with ‘surprise, dismay and disbelief’ as vast swathes of the country face u...

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...