Conservative councillors are winning the Tweet war
According to TweetyHall of the councillors who communicate with their residents via Twitter there are 35% who are Conservatives, 33% Lib… Read more »
Edward Fox sways Purbeck planning committee
Like many councillors a lot of my time is taken up with correspondence over planning objections. I have become used… Read more »
St Edmundsbury Borough Council puts up conkers warning posters
St Edmundsbury, a Conservative council (a Conservative council) is putting up notices on its horse chestnut trees saying: "Beware. Falling… Read more »
Socialists for Boris
Jonathan has already mentioned a good poll this week. It shows Boris nine points ahead of Ken Livingstone in the… Read more »
Should councils run arts centres?
The BBC online offers some top tips on saving money from a Birmingham fringe meeting with Cllrs David Burbage, Stephen… Read more »
Hammond’s plans for localism in transport policy
Eric Pickles isn't the only localist in the cabinet. Here is what Transport Secretary Philip Hammond told the Conservative Conference:… Read more »
Councils should keep council rent
The Housing Minister Grant Shapps says councils should keep the rent from council tenants rather than have it handed over… Read more »
How do we stop the tube strikes?
Given the unpopularity of the tube strikes and the close associations of Ken Livingstone and Ed Miliband with the trade… Read more »
Scottish Labour’s Council Tax bombshell
Iain Gray, the Scottish Labour leader, says that if he becomes First Minister in the elections next year the Council… Read more »
Boris Johnson’s conference speech
I want to speak directly to the three million, people who use the London underground network, every day and the… Read more »
Nottingham City Council’s war on conkers
As if to prove Lord Young's point (see post below) Labour-run Nottingham City Council has sent out a cherry-picker and a… Read more »
Lord Young’s Conference speech in full
Here is the full text of Lord Young's speech to the Conservative Conference in Birmingham on Health and Safety. It… Read more »
Eric Pickles’ Conference speech in full
Here is the full text of Eric Pickles speech to the Conservative Conference in Birrmingham. It was a great honour… Read more »
Eric Pickles will give City Mayors the power to co-ordinate anti-poverty programmes in their cities
By Tim Montgomerie One of the great problems in the fight against poverty and dysfunctionality is that the right hand… Read more »
Neil King for Mayor of Tower Hamlets
Following the referendum in May there will be the election of a directly elected Mayor of Tower Hamlets on October… Read more »