Why Essex is turning to the private sector
Lord Hanningfield, the Leader of Essex County Council, on how he hopes to save £200 million a year. But he… Read more »
Social worker vacancies
Shadow Children’s Minister Tim Loughton has announced that a Conservative Government would publish a "serious case review" for the first… Read more »
Essex looks at privatising all services
Those worried that Conservative controlled Essex County Council had developed hard left tendencies with its plans to open a bank,… Read more »
Surrey Council spend £10,000 on “booze up”
I sometimes think it can be justified for Councils to spend money on alcohol. For instance the Mayor providing a… Read more »
How to teach children to read
Nick Seaton of the Campaign for Real Education says councillors and governors should ensure their schools use phonics. On Monday… Read more »
City Academies harmed by Council meddling
Sir Cyril Taylor had an article in The Sunday Times yesterday warning that the City Academies are being threatened by… Read more »
Norfolk schools close – even before the snow falls
Seven schools around Cromer in Norfolk were closed on Friday to allow teachers to take part, on full pay, in… Read more »
Where are the gritters councillor?
Ping. An email arrives at 7.20 this morning. "Where are the gritters councillor?" We have nine caged tippers out with… Read more »
Protests greet Nick Clegg’s visit to Lib Dem-run Northampton
The Independent reports that Nick Clegg has been holding Town Hall meetings in Councils his party controls. In Northampton there… Read more »
Lib Dem Richmond Council rejects FOI request to avert “ridicule”
Extraordinary story in the Richmond Guardian that the Lib Dem-run Richmond upon Thames Council is seeking to refuse a Freedom… Read more »
From the Sunday Telegraph Waste Watch column
Among the items is that Lib Dem-run Cornwall Council has abandoned plans for a new logo. They spent £7,000 on… Read more »
The Golden Goodbye culture must stop
Mark Wallace of the Taxpayers Alliance says local government offers huge rewards for failure. The debate over pay and other… Read more »
Councils threatened with legal action over lack of rape support
The Equality and Human Rights Commission is threatening to sue over 100 local councils for failing to meet their legal… Read more »
Council byelection results
Hackney London Borough – Stoke Newington Central: Lab 1162, Green 783, Lib Dem 297, C 169, Direct Democracy 20. (May… Read more »
Gordon Brown promises huge house building programme
Back in the 1950s there was huge state house building programme afetr Harold Macmillan competed to be more socialist than… Read more »