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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

Intervene early to prevent homelessness

By Ann McGauran | 04 October 2019

Preventing homelessness in later life could mean talking to primary school children about the iss...

NI senior policy officer warns of 'perfect storm'

By Ann McGauran | 01 October 2019

The difficulties facing councils and their communities in Northern Ireland are ‘turning into a pe...

Easing the homeless crisis

By Ann McGauran | 24 September 2019

Ann McGauran reports on the alarming rise in homelessness and what local authorities are doing to...

It's time to reboot localism, says think tank

By Ann McGauran | 23 September 2019

Local authorities should formally commit to including the neighbourhood in all decision making pr...

Beware the 'pandemonium' of UC

By Ann McGauran | 18 September 2019

It’s all change – again – at the top of the Department for Work and Pensions. But where does the ...

Best and worst authorities for inclusive growth revealed

By Ann McGauran | 16 September 2019

Healthy life expectancy varies within the UK by as much as it does between here and Sudan, accord...

Putting community at the heart of decision-making

By Ann McGauran | 11 September 2019

Cllr Jonathan Slater and James Lee talk to Ann McGauran about Lewisham LBC’s Neighbourhood Commun...

Preventing the EU's workforce exodus

By Ann McGauran | 04 September 2019

What could the implications of a no-deal Brexit - if it happens - be for the already beleaguered...

Elderly people 'could die' in the event of a no-deal Brexit

By Ann McGauran | 03 September 2019

A no-deal Brexit, if it happens, could result in the deaths of elderly people, according to the L...

Two local government pension funds record total deficits of £14.5m

By Ann McGauran | 16 August 2019

A local government pension scheme pool has reported net retirement benefit deficits this year tot...