Survey shows overwhelming support for local business rate retention
Alex Thomson of Localis says the idea that only a few councils want to retain Business Rates is nonsense All… Read more »
Council byelection results from yesterday
Lewisham London Borough – Bellingham: Lab 1100, C 340, Lib Dem 334, Socialist Alternative 264, Green 100. (May 2010 –… Read more »
Sefton Labour councillor paid £54,000 a year to chair Transport board
Cllr Mark Dowd, a Labour councillor on Sefton Council, is paid £54,000 a year to be Chairman of the Integrated… Read more »
Pothole repair funding level for each council
Councils have been told how they will benefit from the doubling of funding available for repairing potholes as announced in… Read more »
Labour councillor defects to Lib Dems
Cllr Ron Spellen, of Three Rivers District Council, has defected from Labour to the Lib Dems. Another Labour councillor, Cllr… Read more »
Local elections 2011: The battle for Epsom & Ewell
All the seats are up for election on Epsom & Ewell Borough Council on May 5th. At present there is… Read more »
Planning changes to promote growth
Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has welcomed measures to improve the planning system, action to get the house building industry building… Read more »
A good Budget for Boris
The Chancellor announced in his Budget that the Mayor of London would be given the choice of an Enterprise Zone… Read more »
Herefordshire councillor defects to Conservatives
Cllr Justin Lavender, a councillor on Herefordshire Council, has joined the Conservatives. Cllr Lavender had been elected for the It's… Read more »
No Council Tax freeze on offer from Labour-led Welsh Assembly
Scotland and England have a Council Tax freeze this year but the Labour Party have used their power in the… Read more »
Conservative councils cost £43 less than Labour, £114 less than Lib Dems
On the morning of the Budget, official Government figures (see table 6) today reveal that council tax has been frozen… Read more »
What has Nottingham City Council got to hide?
Nottingham is continuing to hold out as the only council in England to keep its spending secret. It's claiming it… Read more »
Benefit claims are too complicated for call centres and computers
Professor John Seddon says councils should reject DWP guidelines and serve benefit claimants wih people not computers Plans for the… Read more »
Planning for growth
Cllr Nick Cuff, Chairman of the Planning Committte for Wandsworth Council says the Localism Bill should be amended to make… Read more »
Manchester Labour councillors condemn budget – two days early
Labour-run Manchester City Council has confirmed its reputation as the most cynical council in Britain. This the a motion submitted… Read more »