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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

Doing the right thing for children

By Ann McGauran | 27 April 2022

With the direction of the Government’s policies for schools and SEND becoming clearer, the new pr...

Playing the long game

By Ann McGauran | 27 April 2022

Rachael Wardell speaks to Ann McGauran about the capacity issues facing social workers, the need ...

EXCLUSIVE: Kerslake backs new UK body to help rebuild Ukraine

By Ann McGauran | 26 April 2022

Lord Bob Kerslake has backed the idea of the UK setting up a publicly owned body to help rebuild ...

Putting people first

By Ann McGauran | 26 April 2022

At a time when innovation and behaviour change are needed, a number of barriers are making it har...

Call for national review of children's mental health services

By Ann McGauran | 07 April 2022

The new president of the Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) has called for a ...

A way of doing politics differently

By Ann McGauran | 05 April 2022

Can we do politics in new ways that engage people rather than being alienating, adversarial and f...

Pushing on for community power

By Ann McGauran | 01 April 2022

The Government has ‘disabled communities and then blamed them for their own inability to prosper’...

Labour's ideals for communities are 'security, prosperity and respect'

By Ann McGauran | 29 March 2022

The ideals of security, prosperity and respect for everyone, in every community are at the heart ...

Future Forum North: Bid funds for levelling up 'isn't working' for coastal communities

By Ann McGauran | 25 March 2022

The existing approach of bid funding for levelling up isn’t working for coastal communities, a co...

Future Forum North: local government still lacks a plan for delivering sustainability

By Ann McGauran | 25 March 2022

Local government still lacks both a plan for delivering sustainability and a way of measuring the...