Conservatives pledge to tackle trespass
The Conservatives have today announced new plans to tackle widespread public concern about the exploitation of the planning system. A… Read more »
Labour propose cancelling Norwich Council elections
Iain Dale has been chronicling the extraordinary breakdown in relations between Communities Secretary John Denham and the Department's Permanent Secretary. It… Read more »
Reigate and Banstead freeze Council Tax – and plan 30% cut in energy consumption
News of Tory councils freezing (or cutting) the Council Tax continues to come in by the day. Congratulations to Reigate and… Read more »
Swedish school choice is working
There is a consensus in Sweden that their policy of school choice, introduced in 1992, has driven up standards. This… Read more »
Birmingham Council plans 2,000 cut in staffing level
Birmingham Council is proposing a below inflation Council Tax increase of 1.9%. Birmingham is a Conservative led Council but is… Read more »
Bradford proposes Council Tax freeze
Bradford Council is Conservative-led Council but unfortunatley as a minority administration. So the budget proposals of the leadership won't automatically… Read more »
Harrogate freezes Council Tax
Last night Conservative controlled Harrogate Council passed a freeze in Council Tax. Not only that they paid off £2 million of… Read more »
Boris Council Tax freeze approved by London Assembly
The freeze in Council Tax precept proposed by Mayor of London Boris Johnson was today apporved by the London Assembly…. Read more »
Named: The Gang of Five Labour councillors silenced by the spin doctors
Five Labour councillors originally signed, on behalf of their authorities, the letter to The Times this morning which denounced the Government… Read more »
Councils denounce the Government for misleading the elderly
The Times today leads on a letter sent to the paper from over Council leaders and Adult Social Care lead… Read more »
Should Irish jokes be allowed in Town Halls?
Just as it is the Jews who are the most likely to tell Jewish jokes it is the Irish who… Read more »
Norfolk councils in shared services deal freeze Council Tax
Two councils that have previously announced that they will be combining management teams have announced that they will both be… Read more »
Conservatives will end Councils’ veto on new school buildings
A report on The Politics Show yesterday highlighted a "contradiction" in the Conservative planning proposals to be published later this month…. Read more »
Kent CEO payoff “extremely disturbing”
Mark Wallace of the Taxpayers Alliance says an example from Kent shows councillors are being too generous with the contracts… Read more »
How Boris could treble River transport
Policy Exchange have produced a report considering the feasibility of expanding transport on the River Thames. Boris Johnson was elected… Read more »