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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

Council tax could easily rise by 5% a year - IFS

By Ann McGauran | 06 October 2021

English councils will need billions more from government and big tax rises to maintain services a...

'It's about levelling up'

By Ann McGauran | 06 October 2021

Pam Smith, Karen James and Andrea Green talk to Ann McGauran about how their strong relationship ...

Let's ditch 'panel game' funding

By Ann McGauran | 06 October 2021

Cllr John Merry talks to Ann McGauran about how Key Cities are faring as they look towards recove...

Putting it right

By Ann McGauran | 05 October 2021

What does the future hold for children’s social care and what are the priorities for reform? Ann ...

Ministers urged to ensure council staff have access to fuel

By Ann McGauran | 28 September 2021

Ministers have been urged to introduce emergency measures to ensure local government workers cont...

CCN chair's devo pledge

By Ann McGauran | 15 September 2021

The new chair of the County Councils’ Network (CCN) said unitarisation is ‘dead’ as the Governmen...

County deals are 'absolutely the answer'

By Ann McGauran | 14 September 2021

Tim Oliver takes over this week as the new chair of the County Councils’ Network. He talks to Ann...

Delivering the prize

By Ann McGauran | 06 September 2021

Nottinghamshire CC has been ‘beckoned through the door’ to express an interest in an early devo ...

Staff shortages leaving care at 'breaking point'

By Martin Ford | 31 August 2021

Social care pressures and demand are ‘higher than ever before’ amid a national workforce shortage...

Third of most deprived areas will not benefit from Levelling Up Fund, research finds

By Ann McGauran | 25 August 2021

More than a third of England’s most deprived areas will not benefit from the Government’s £4.8bn ...