Getting local growth moving
The All Party Parliamentary Group on Local Growth this week launched its first inquiry into the effectiveness of Local Enterprise… Read more »
TUC decides to campaign against Right to Buy
The TUC Conference on Wednesday voted in support of a motion calling for the right to buy for Council tenants… Read more »
Brent Council honours Grunwick strikers
Labour-run Brent Council's housing ALMO, the Brent Housing Partnership, has decided to honour the Grunwick strike with a plaque. Some… Read more »
Councils should not be forced to give local papers a £68 million a year subsidy
When I was first elected a councillor I thought that it was wrong for councils to spend money on advertising…. Read more »
Labour council leader calls for Thatcher’s death
Cllr Darren Cooper, the Labour leader of Sandwell Council, has used his Twitter account to call for Baroness Thatcher to… Read more »
The battle for Hampstead Town
Simon Marcus on why he is standing in the Camden Council Hampstead Town Ward byelection Hampstead Town is the ward… Read more »
LGA tells councils to be sex snoopers
One of the welcome aspects of the demise of the Audit Commission was the scrapping of the requirement for councils… Read more »
Adonis highlights the need to act against union “pilgrims”
I have been reading Education, Education, Education, the fascinating account by Andrew Adonis of his efforts to achieve reform as… Read more »
Bob Neill to become Conservative Party Vice Chairman for Local Government
Having lost his Ministerial post last week, I understand that Conservative MP Bob Neill is bouncing back as Conservative Party… Read more »
Freeing local authorities to deliver additional homes and expand home ownership
Cllr Andrew Johnson, Cabinet Member for Housing for Hammersmith and Fulham Council, says giving councils more freedom woould promote home… Read more »
NSPCC pushing to keep children in care
There was a disgraceful letter (£) to The Times published on Wednesday. Written by Andrew Flanagan (CEO, NSPCC) Natasha Finlayson… Read more »
130 more sponsored academies opened this month
2,309 of our schools are now academies – 282 became academies this month. Also this month we have had 55… Read more »
Council byelection results from yesterday
The Press Association reports: Lincolnshire County – Nettleham and Saxilby: C 1026, Lib Dem 600, Ukip 266, Lab 257, Lincolnshire… Read more »
The way to have affordable housing is by freeing the housing market
Yesterday the Government announced that it would ease requirements on property developers to include "affordable housing." Communities and Local Government… Read more »
Brandon Lewis replaces Bob Neill as DCLG Minister
Such was the scale of the reshuffle among the ranks of junior ministers that it is still being absorbed. Beyond… Read more »