Audit Commission spent over £53,000 on 224 chairs
By Jonathan Isaby The abolition of the Audit Commission was one of Eric Pickles' earlier announcements as Local Government Secretary…. Read more »
What is your local council doing to celebrate the Royal Wedding?
There was lots of coverage yesterday suggesting that those holding street parties to celebrate the Royal Wedding would have to pay… Read more »
Tory councillor opposing free schools is married to union leader
Interesting piece (£) in the Sunday Times yesterday about the efforts of Birmingham City Council to act as a block on… Read more »
Why we kept free Home to School Transport for Young Offenders
Cllr Martin Curtis, the Cabinet Member for Children on Cambridgeshire County Council, says getting young offenders onto the right path… Read more »
New Council CEOs on 11.3% lower pay
While a few incumbent Council Chief Executives are taking a pay cut there is also the savings being achieved where the… Read more »
Brighton and Hove serve notice to quit on LGA
The Municipal Journal reports that Brighton and Hove City Council has given in notice to leave the Local Government Association. The… Read more »
The Tory Councils bankrolling Stonewall
A Labour councillor in Kensington and Chlesea, Cllr Todd Foreman, has sent a memo to Conservative councillors on the Conservative run… Read more »
Free school set for Canary Wharf
Free schools are needed most where the Council schools are worst. This generally means in Labour-run authorities. But, of course,… Read more »
Eric Pickles’ speech to NLGN
Eric Pickles has given the following speech to the New Local Government Network Let me start by saying the obvious:… Read more »
West Norfolk and the Big Society
An encouraging example from the Borough Council of King's Lynn and West Norfolk on coping with spending cuts. King’s Lynn… Read more »
Council byelection result from yesterday
Winchester City – Olivers Battery and Badger Farm: Lib Dem 894, C 604, Lab 162. (May 2010 – Lib Dem… Read more »
Popular Conservative councillor deselected
I have written before about how Conservative councillors should be deselected more often. But I am concerned to hear about… Read more »
Letting in the sunlight in Northamptonshire
Cllr David Mackintosh, the Cabinet Member for Strategy, Communications and External Relations on Northamptonshire County Council on the journey to… Read more »
Lib Dem councillor defects to Conservatives
Cllr Alexis Fall of Winchester City Council has defected from the Lib Dems to the Conservatives. She says: “Having now experienced… Read more »
Windsor and Maidenhead cut Council Tax – again
Cllr David Burbage, the Leader of the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, announces a cut in Council Tax for… Read more »