Boris saves the Kenbassies
Memento mori, as the Mayor of London Boris Johnson will know, means:"Remember you are mortal." Perhaps he needs to get… Read more »
‘Tory Treasurer’s advice cost local councils £470m’
On Saturday we noted that Michael Spencer was preparing to ‘blow Labour out of the water’ in terms of fundraising… Read more »
Average council tax rise of 3.5% projected
An average Council Tax rise of 3.5% is estimated as a result of a Local Government Association survey of 140… Read more »
Why is Conservative Councillors Association membership compulsory?
Cllr Simon Renwick, a Cabinet Member in Fylde, believes the CCA has an important role but that it would have… Read more »
Icelandic bank investment: What went wrong in Charnwood
Mark Wallace of the Taxpayers Alliance on how Council investments were out of control – but at least Charnwood found… Read more »
Nottingham and Norwich Councils housing scandals
The Audit Commission has concluded that tenants in Nottingham have been let down by the Labour-run Council. Housing officers were… Read more »
Labour councillor “used violent and abusive language”
Tendring District Council is evidently a lively place. Labour councillor Ian Beckett (pictured) has just escaped a six mionth suspension… Read more »
Labour just hang on in Haringey Council byelection
Labour have won the Haringey Council byelection in Seven Sisters Ward by just 64 votes. Their candidate polled 1,032 against… Read more »
Labour councillor quits over Heathrow expansion
Cllr Mark Ereira-Guyer, a Labour councillor on St Edmundsbury Council and former Parliamentary candidate for the Party, has defected to… Read more »
Kennet Tory councillor facing chop?
The Mirror this morning has a story about a Tory councillor in Kennet facing the chop after attending just two… Read more »
Wigan councillor defects to Tories
Cllr Edward Houlton, has defected from the Community Action group on Wigan Council to join the Conservatives. The news represents… Read more »
Eight out of ten Town Halls adding staff
While The Times on Wednesday put the focus on the minority of Councils that are freezing recruitment and/or looking for… Read more »
LGA faces revolt over Baby P stance
The Local Government Chronicle reports that Councils are considering cancelling their membership subscriptions to the Local Government Association in protest… Read more »
Mole Valley Council offers £75 Council Tax rebate for loft insulation
Cllr Jean Pearson, the Conservative leader of Mo;le Valley District Council on how her residents can reduce both their eco… Read more »
Council job cuts reported
The Times this morning reports that 40 Councils they contacted are planning 7,000 redundancies. The paper estimate that one in… Read more »