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Ann McGauran

Ann McGauran

Journalist and content editor with 20+ years specialising in public policy. Still learning.

Articles by Ann McGauran

Working around political revolts

By Ann McGauran | 08 July 2026

How can the wave of ‘challenger’ political administrations work successfully with leadership team...

Funding structures and national policy 'moderate' local Reform and Green ambitions

By Ann McGauran | 07 July 2026

The capacity of Reform UK and the Greens to deliver large-scale change locally has been reined ba...

Why reorganisation threatens Harlow's regeneration vision

By Ann McGauran | 01 July 2026

Harlow Council’s leader Dan Swords talks to Ann McGauran about why local government reorganisatio...

Global experts share practical lessons for responsible AI adoption in councils

By Ann McGauran | 01 July 2026

A webinar brought together international experts to discuss the impact of AI on local service del...

NAO warns of tension between autonomy for MSAs and government's responsibility for money

By Ann McGauran | 01 July 2026

The public spending watchdog has warned of tension between Mayoral Strategic Authorities’ (MSA) e...

Government 'stands ready' to rein in private providers' profits

By Ann McGauran | 16 June 2026

The Government is prepared to bring in local profit caps to rein back private providers of childr...

Managing the mission to beef up growth

By Ann McGauran | 10 June 2026

The National Wealth Fund has significantly broadened its remit. Through its regional project acce...

Exclusive: Reorganisation 'heaps further pressure' on children's leadership

By Ann McGauran | 27 May 2026

Local government reorganisation (LGR) heaps further pressure on the supply of ‘a scarce group of ...

Exclusive: Rural and urban council funding 'more or less' the same

By Ann McGauran | 26 May 2026

Funding levels will be broadly the same for urban and rural councils under the Government’s fair ...

England's post-elections politics makes path to devo 'immeasurably harder'

By Ann McGauran | 21 May 2026

The post-May 7 political arithmetic of the city regions leaves delivery on devolution ‘immeasurab...

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