Council non-jobs total rises to 750,000
One of the arguments over whether Councils can cut spending without cutting front line services is over the question on… Read more »
Labour councillor suspended over “racist email”
CllrSue Gray, a Labour councillor on Thurrock, has been suspended from her Party after forwarding an racist email. I haven't… Read more »
West London Free School publishes reading list
I'm delighted that the West London Free School it has received 445 applications for its 120 places that will be… Read more »
Households are not being hit with £400 extra charges
The Times splashes (£) this morning with the claim: "Councils hit households with £400 extra charges." But the claim unravels when… Read more »
LGA opposes councillor veto on Town Hall pay
Communities Secretary Eric Pickles is proposing that there should be a full vote of councillors to approve staff salaries over… Read more »
Should councillors be banned from serving on other authorities?
The Daily Mail continues their campaign for lower councillor allowances today by highlighting councillors whose allowances can reach over £100,000… Read more »
The Big Society in Windsor & Maidenhead keeps getting bigger
This morning The Times featured(£) the progress made in building the Big Society in Windsor and Maidenhead. The Council leader,… Read more »
Cllr Robert Gordon is new CCA Chairman
Congratulations to Cllr Robert Gordon, the leader of Hertfordshire County Council, who has been elected the new Chairman of the Conservative… Read more »
Councillor allowances have risen 25% since 2005
The Daily Mail splashes today with a story about how councillors allowances have increased ahead of inflation in recent years…. Read more »
Boris still 3% ahead in Mayor of London poll
According to my copy of The British Gemeral Election of 2010 by Dennis Kavanagh and Philip Cowley, at the General… Read more »
The Big Society must mean a better deal for small charities
For the Big Society to flourish it is crucial to see the privatisation of charities – far too… Read more »
Transparency in action in Northumberland
I have written before about the mutual admiration society I have formed with Cllr Steven Bridgett, an independent Lib Dem… Read more »
27% blame councils for service cuts, 29% central Government
After the Daily Mail yesterday another pasting for Manchester City Council's wasteful spending. Today it comes in the Sunday Times… Read more »
Birmingham keeping down compulsory redundancies
As noted earlier Birmingham City Council, a Conservative/Lib Dem coalition, is seeking to tackle its chronic overmanning with the minimum… Read more »
Manchester City Council refuse to sell football stadium
Last year Labour-run Manchester City Council spent over £43 million on debt interest. You would have thought that before cutting front… Read more »