Getting lone parents into work in Hammersmith and Fulham
I went to a Housing Scrutiny Committee meeting last night and among the items on the agenda was Hammersmith and… Read more »
Cambridge Conservative councillor saves General Election Night for the city
Back in October, Chris Howell, Conservative councillor for Coleridge ward on Cambridge Council, proposed the following motion at a council… Read more »
Perverse Government rules that encourage school closures
Conservative-run Essex County Council has warned that existing government rules could effectively be forcing heads to close their schools in… Read more »
Durham Council plans care home closures
Labour controlled Durham County Council is planning to close seven of its 12 care homes. It says the reason is… Read more »
How to get younger councillors
Cllr Gareth Anderson says young members should be brought into the mainstream and treated the same as everyone else –… Read more »
100 achievements of Boris Johnson as Mayor of London
Less than half way through his first term as Mayor of London, Boris Johnson has brought optimism and good humour… Read more »
Boris opens the books
Mark Wallace of the Taxpayers Alliance welcomes the launch by Boris Johnson of the London DataStore as a breakthrough for… Read more »
Councils face severe shortage of salt as extreme weather continues
Visiting Wales yesterday, David Cameron said there were 'lessons to learn' from the Government's handling of the extreme weather Britain… Read more »
New Fenland Council leader chosen
Cllr Alan Melton has become the new Conservative leader of Fenland Council. There has been some acrimonious infighting in the Conservative… Read more »
One local by-election result from yesterday
Just the one contest yesterday: Woodfield ward, Harrogate Lib Dem – 688 (63%, +4)Con – 246 (22%, +7)BNP – 92… Read more »
Enfield Council imports 1,000 tons of grit from Scandinavia
We have all experienced frustration at the inflexible attitude of the public sector when it comes to coping with problems…. Read more »
These savings are what our residents want
Cllr David Parsons, the Leader of Leicestershire County Council, explains how residents were involved in helping to make some tough… Read more »
Council leaders propose “Magna Carta for Localism”
The shadow cabinet is certainly being kept busy with localist proposals from Tory council leaders. Apart from the ideas from… Read more »
£21 billion could be saved handing over Quango functions to Town Halls
Cllr Paul Carter, the leader of Kent County`Council, is submitting a report to the Shadow Cabinet this month which will call… Read more »
Greenwich to become a Royal Borough
The London Borough of Greenwich is to join Kingston, Windsor and Maidenhead and Kensington and Chelsea as a Royal Borough…. Read more »