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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

New management structure to lead Luton's 2020-2040 vision

By Ann McGauran | 20 January 2021

Luton BC has restructured its top management team to focus on its flagship Luton 2020-2040 vision...

Babies' needs overlooked in COVID response

By Ann McGauran | 19 January 2021

A generation of babies risks being damaged by the fallout from the pandemic without a concerted e...

Call for inquiry into COVID's 'devastating' impact on children

By Ann McGauran | 18 January 2021

A coalition of child health experts has called for a wide-ranging independent commission to exami...

'Hypersensitivity' on data sharing needs to be overcome

By Ann McGauran | 14 January 2021

Solace’s digital leadership chief says data-sharing is ‘about how we save lives’, and 'hypersensi...

Cheshire leaders put concerns to Government on jabs, lockdown and schools

By Ann McGauran | 13 January 2021

Council leaders in Cheshire and their partners have written to the Government laying out their co...

A hard act to follow

By Ann McGauran | 13 January 2021

Neil McInroy steps down this year as chief executive of the Centre for Local Economic Strategies ...

Top insights on adversity

By Ann McGauran | 12 January 2021

Leadership in local government was tested in 2020 like never before. Here, chief executives refle...

Councils should have key role in getting jabs to the vulnerable, says public health chief

By Ann McGauran | 11 January 2021

Councils’ knowledge is crucial in order to ‘get the vaccine to people’ in homes and workplaces, r...

Lack of data is hampering local responses to new virus variant, says Lord Porter

By Ann McGauran | 24 December 2020

District councils are unable to deliver a local response to the new variant of COVID-19 due to a ...

BME groups less likely to take COVID vaccine

By Ann McGauran | 17 December 2020

A new poll has found that just 57% of respondents from Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) ba...