Former Lib Dem Mayor explains her defection to the Conservatives
Aylesbury Town Councillor Denise Summers, who was Mayor until 2005, has joined the Conservative Party. In a statement she released,… Read more »
Who will scutinise the scrutineers?
For young, whipper snapper backbench administration councillors (such as myself) or opposition councillors Scrutiny Committees offer us a chance to… Read more »
Stop Council Tax funded trade union posts
Most Councils, including most Conservative Councils, pay salaries to Town Hall staff to work full time for their trade unions…. Read more »
Council Tax freeze in Windsor & Maidenhead
Cllr David Burbage, leader of Windsor & Maidenhead Council, on how they are cutting the Council Tax in real terms… Read more »
If you stand up to poor service, high taxes or waste, it is possible to win
Mark Wallace of the TaxPayers’ Alliance argues that standing up to poor service in local government can work. Yesterday, the… Read more »
Sorry, Mr Hubbard. Herefordshire Council leader on the lesson to be learnt.
After Brian Hubbard was sent a threatening letter for doing some volunteer gardening, Cllr Roger Phillips Conservative leader of Herefordshire,… Read more »
Backing business in Brentwood
Like Castle Point, Brentwood Council was praised by David Cameron for paying their bills early. Here Brentwood Council leader Cllr… Read more »
Two more Lib Dem councillors join us
More defection news. Two Lib Dem councillors on Shropshire Council have joined the Conservatives. Tony Durnell, borough councillor for Monkmoor,… Read more »
Boris delivers on Routemaster buses
The Evening Standard reports that Boris Johnson’s pledge to bring back the Routemaster, in a new form, is to be… Read more »
Stoke-on Trent scraps elected Mayor
24dash.com reports: Stoke on Trent is to lose its elected mayor after a referendum result declared today. Voting… Read more »
Harrogate. Con gain overall control as Lib Dem defects
The Conservative have gained overall control of Harrogate Council, it has previously been run as a Conservative minority administration. This… Read more »
Council by-election results
Please do comment on results – especially if you were involved in any of the campaigns. Lancaster Gate, Westminster LBC… Read more »
Business friendly Castle Point
David Cameron has urged other Councils to follow Castle Point in paying their bills within 20 days, to help small… Read more »
Tory Talk, not Labour Speak
In a very welcome development Cllr Merrick Cockell, Chairman of the Conservative Councillors Association has sent the following message to… Read more »
The privatisation of spending a penny in Richmond
I heard an item on Radio 4 Today programme about the poor provision of public lavatories by local councils as… Read more »