Councils should audit and maintain war memorials
A report from the Local Government Information Unit entitled Honouring the Armed Services Community on behalf of the Royal British… Read more »
More home working by state employees could save £15 billion
Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has welcomed a report from the Westminster Sustainable Business Forum which says taxpayers could save £15… Read more »
Councils lack a digital strategy
Cllr Benjamin Dennehy, an Ealing councillor, says local government is failing to obtain value for money from new technology The… Read more »
Lib Dem councillor quits over EU vote
Cllr Sue Levell, who was leader of the Lib Dem Group on Bournemouth Borough Council has resigned from the party… Read more »
Raab Law should apply to all public services
In April the Conservative MP Dominic Raab proposed a change in law. He asked for "a Bill to prohibit strike… Read more »
New Forest District Council asks Government to scrap emissions targets
On 24 October the New Forest District Council voted by 47 to 5 votes to ask the government to abandon… Read more »
Will UKIP get Council elections bounce?
The Mayor Watch website speculates on the prospects of UKIP getting at least one London Assembly seat in the elections… Read more »
Passmores Revisited
John Bald was heartened by Ryan's experience shown in the Channel 4 series but fears there is still lot wrong… Read more »
Council byelection results from yesterday
The Conservative Councillors Association report: Yoxall Ward, East Staffordshire Con 478, Lab 89 (May 2011 Con 867, Lab 226). Con… Read more »
Extra £500 million for councils to finance more school places
The Government has allocated an extra £500 million to more than 100 councils to provide extra school places. The money… Read more »
Southend to reserve a fifth of council homes for those with jobs
Southend Council is changing their housing allocation policy to give more chance to those in work who are on the… Read more »
DCLG staff spent taxpayers money at adult entertainment restaurants
More news has emerged of spending on the Government's credit card by officials during the Labour Government. The latest examples… Read more »
Ken Livingstone wants me imprisoned
Labour's candidate for Mayor of London Ken Livingstone has called on me to be sent to prison along with all… Read more »
Lib Dem candidate deselected in middle of by-election
The Isle of Wight County Press reports that the Lib Dems have disowned their candidate, Mike Carr, for a Council… Read more »
School Admissions Code cut from 138 pages to 61
The new School Admissions Code is 61 pages compared to the previous version which was 138 pages. Ideally I would… Read more »