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Local authorities should not be funding lobby groups such as the Runnymede Trust

It is by no means the only offender. Such payments show the wrong priorities and are dubious associations.

Local Government | By Harry Phibbs | 12 April 2021 at 6:10 am

This year there are a record number of Mayoral races. West Yorkshire is the latest addition.

The West of England was a narrow Conservative victory last time. It is likely to be closely fought again.

Local Government | By Harry Phibbs | 2 April 2021 at 6:10 am

Houchen has won a freeport for Teesside. Will the voters reward him?

Voters who felt taken for granted by Labour, have a Conservative Mayor fighting hard on their behalf.

Local Government | By Harry Phibbs | 1 April 2021 at 6:10 am

Street’s re-election as West Midlands Mayor would be a triumph for the Conservatives

He won narrowly in 2017 in a shock result. Another victory would signify more fundamental political change.

Local Government | By Harry Phibbs | 30 March 2021 at 6:10 am

The incumbent Mayor of London has proved woeful. So why won’t he be voted out on May 6th?

Finding home ownership unaffordable means that many Conservatives have abandoned the capital.

Local Government | By Harry Phibbs | 29 March 2021 at 6:10 am

Council by-election results from yesterday

The Conservatives gained a seat from the SNP in Perth and Kinross. Plaid Cymru held a seat in Gwynedd.

Local Government | By Harry Phibbs | 26 March 2021 at 5:35 pm

The key contests that will show if the Red Wall has been truly demolished

The fourth in a series of pieces on ConHome this week, looking forward to the elections this spring.

Local Government | By Harry Phibbs | 26 March 2021 at 6:10 am

Previous success makes the county council elections challenging for the Conservatives

The third in a series of pieces on ConHome this week, looking forward to the elections this spring.

Local Government | By Harry Phibbs | 25 March 2021 at 6:10 am

The Lib Dem local election effort will focus on the districts

The second in a series of pieces on ConHome this week’s looking forward to the elections this spring.

Local Government | By Harry Phibbs | 23 March 2021 at 6:10 am

Commissioners are to be sent in to run Liverpool: Where are the Labour protests?

Imagine if the Thatcher Government had sought to run the City from Whitehall. The self-defeating militancy seems to have been discarded.

Local Government | By Harry Phibbs | 22 March 2021 at 4:00 pm

The Soviet Union. My part in its downfall.

Arrested by the KGB for bringing in leaflets supporting multilateral disarmament, I was “banned for life” from returning.

Highlights, ToryDiary | By Harry Phibbs | 22 March 2021 at 6:40 am

Police and Crime Commissioner elections could prove tricky for Starmer

The first in a series of pieces on ConHome this week’s looking forward to the elections this spring.

Local Government | By Harry Phibbs | 22 March 2021 at 6:10 am

Labour’s claim that the Towns Fund is skewed for partisan advantage lacks credibility

These are areas that have been neglected for many years. The big cities have had rather greater attention for many years.

Local Government | By Harry Phibbs | 5 March 2021 at 6:10 am

The number of children in care has increased during the pandemic

Many face being trapped there, due to the bias against adoption. The Ministerial failure to tackle this has been woeful.

Local Government | By Harry Phibbs | 1 March 2021 at 6:10 am

Jenrick warns the City of London Corporation to ensure “heritage and tradition are given robust protection”

We might expect cultural vandalism from Lambeth Council. It is a shock to see it in the Square Mile.

Local Government | By Harry Phibbs | 12 February 2021 at 6:10 am | 15 comments

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