LibDems gain two seats from Conservatives
At yesterday’s by-elections the results were as follows: Labour: Held one (Rossendale) Conservative: Held one (Wellingborough), Lost two to the… Read more »
Cllr Brian Silvester: The Local Government Review is fundamentally flawed
Cllr Brian Silvester, Leader of Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council, describes a damning new academic report of the Local Government… Read more »
Robin Millar: A right precept
Robin Millar is the Chairman of the Scrutiny Committee in Forest Heath District Council, West Suffolk. His consultancy is focused… Read more »
Cllr Adam Tugwell: The crime of Labour inflicted bureaucracy…
Adam Tugwell, a Conservative Councillor in Tewkesbury, explains how the government’s bureaucratic approach to crime affects things at a council… Read more »
Cllr Tony Sharp: Your job is the campaign, not the election period
Tony is a Wellingborough Borough Councillor and author of the Waendel Journal. Make Election Day and the count that follows… Read more »
Cllr Julian Ellacott: The importance of personal contacts (and officers are human, too!)
Julian is a Reigate & Banstead Borough Councillor. Even after 7 years as a Councillor it still surprises me how… Read more »
Cllr Robin Millar: Firm Shores
Robin Millar is the Chairman of the Scrutiny Committee in Forest Heath District Council, West Suffolk. His consultancy is focused… Read more »
Welcome to ConservativeHome’s local government blog
Welcome to ConservativeHome’s new local government pages. These pages – like our recently added Parliament page – are all part… Read more »
Cllr Emma Webster: How it all started for me
Emma is a West Berkshire Councillor. What made me get involved in the first instance, what attracted me to local… Read more »
Eric Pickles MP: Are you up for it?
Eric Pickles, Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, launches ConservativeHome’s new local government blog with a challenge…… Read more »
Cllr Harry Phibbs: Improving adoption rates
Harry is a Hammersmith and Fulham Councillor. Congratulations to Conservative Home for launching this new section. We have too many… Read more »