Ann McGauran

The Government's decision not to let Derbyshire CC postpone its May election will result in  ‘a massive distraction from the real issues', says the council's leader....

More than 60 years ago, Harold Wilson made one of the most rousing political speeches of the 20th century on the ‘white heat of technology' and what the pace of...

A district council leader has written to local government minister Jim McMahon backing Worcestershire CC's decision to advocate the formation of a One Worcestershire...

January This year's bowl of local government word soup was crammed with phrases like ‘disgruntled sector insiders', ‘financially unsustainable' and ‘effective...

The launch of a £100m fund to pioneer public sector reform and deliver the Government's Plan for Change will see the state operate ‘more like a start-up', a minister...

A clampdown on profiteering by private providers of care was an eye-catching highlight of the Government's recently published children's social care strategy. ...

The political ‘weaponisation' of social care must end and the Government is considering how to ‘go about building a vehicle' for cross party consensus, the minister...

The Government's decision to increase employer National Insurance Contributions (NIC) will have ‘catastrophic impacts', the leader of England's adult social care...

Former levelling up secretary Michael Gove has hit out at the decision to allow the chairs of the Government's mission boards to come from within the department...

The chancellor prioritised delivering permanently lower business rates from 2026/27  in the Budget by lowering multipliers for retail, hospitality and leisure (RHL)...