Three Lib Dem councillors quit over Donald Trump golf course
Three Lib Dem councillors on Aberdeenshire Council have quit the Party to form their own group. This followed criticism from… Read more »
Council byelection results
I’ve got the results in percentage terms for these two: East Wickham, Bexley LBC (Old Bexley and Sidcup) Con hold. … Read more »
22% increase in Council staff on over £50,000 a year
Reports today from the Taxpayers Alliance about the number of Council staff earning an annual salary of over £50,000 having… Read more »
Another Plymouth Tory councillor may defect to Lib Dems
Following the defection of Cllr Lee Hunt from the Conservatives to the Lib Dems on Portsmouth Council, Cllr Margaret Adair… Read more »
BNP defeated in Bexley Council byelection
In November I reported that the BNP were campaigning hard to gain a seat on Bexley Council. In yesterday’s election… Read more »
What makes a city an investment destination?
A company called the Communication Group is inviting councillors to come along, at a cost of £675, to a conference… Read more »
Clarke appointment prompts Tory councillor’s defection to UKIP
Councillor Denis Allen of Telford and Wrekin Council has defected to UKIP claiming his decision is prompted by the appointment… Read more »
From Private Eye’s Rotten Boroughs column
This issue includes pieces on mismanagement by Doncaster’s directly elected Mayor Martin Winter after Ofsted’s judged the Council’s Children’s Services… Read more »
Lab/Lib Dem coalition takes charge at Kirklees after opposing parental choice
Cllr Robert Light, Conservative Group Leader on Kirklees Council, explains how his minority administration has been voted down – as… Read more »
Municipal Lingo: No 2. Housing units.
An occasional series. This is one I particularly dislike: The use of "housing unit" instead of home. Nobody says: "Right… Read more »
Bin Tax binned
Never underestimate the awesome power of ConservativeHome’s Local Government section. This morning we ran a piece by John Fuller opposing… Read more »
Throw out: “Pay as you throw.”
Cllr John Fuller, the leader of South Norfolk Council, says the "pay as you throw" policy is a tax for… Read more »
Plan to let Councils keep the money from renting and selling homes
Housing Minister Margaret Beckett has announced proposals to allow Councils to keep from renting and selling homes. At the moment… Read more »
Questions school governors should ask headmasters
Nick Seaton of the Campaign for Real Education with 13 questions school governors should ask the Head. Unlucky for some…. Read more »
Portsmouth defections to Lib Dems
Further to the post a week ago about Cllr Lee Hunt in Portsmouth it is now expected that he will… Read more »