Planning Minister: “Planning can’t work.”
Here is an Ipsos MORI seminar from December 7th 2010. The newspapers this morning have got hold of these comments,… Read more »
Nick Boles, the new Planning Minister attacked Simon Jenkins as “latterday Luddite”
Congratulations to Nick Boles who has become the new Planning Minister at the DCLG. Congratulations also to Greg Clark who… Read more »
Labour-run York City Council’s contempt for residents
Cllr Chris Steward a Conservative member of York City Council on the record of the Labour administrtion that pledged to… Read more »
Mark Prisk is the new Housing Minister
Mark Prisk has taken over from Grant Shapps as Housing Minister. Mr Shapps is entitled to be proud of what… Read more »
What Eric did in the summer holidays
The Communities and Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles has offered the following update to Parliament on what has been done… Read more »
Police and Crime Commissioners must ensure better protection of witnesses
Former Deputy Chief Constable of North Yorkshire Peter Walker says the courts treat victims badly and welcomes Police and Crime… Read more »
At last….Labour-run Nottingham agrees to publish its spending
The Nottingham Post reports that Labour-run Nottingham City Council is to start publishing its spending. Indeed it is to publish… Read more »
Sell expensive council properties but use proceeds to boost affordable home ownership – not just social rent
Cllr Andrew Johnson, Cabinet Member for Housing, London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham says it’s right to sell empty expensive… Read more »
Labour faces both ways on the criminalisation of squatting
Since yesterday, squatting in a residential building in England and Wales has been a criminal offence. Thus the law has… Read more »
Montague’s proposals for boosting housing investment don’t go far enough
Cllr John Moss is a Chartered Surveyor who has worked in housing and regeneration for over 25 years. He co-authored… Read more »
Planning rules eased on new homes above shops
"Rent a flat above a shop," sang Jarvis Cocker (whose mother Christine Connolly lost by one vote as a Conservative… Read more »
All council spending should be published – even when undertaken by “arms length” boards
Most council housing is managed not directly by councils themselves but by "arms length management organisations." This means that the… Read more »
Council leaseholders must be protected from excess charges
The increased discount under the right to buy for council tenants represents a fantastic boost to home ownership. It is… Read more »
New TaxPayers’ Alliance survey reveals big differences in size of councillor allowances
By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter A new survey by the TaxPayers' Alliance reveals big differences between the level of… Read more »
Other Government Departments should catch up with the DCLG on spending transparency
Looking at the itemised spending of the Ministry of Justice we see vast sums spent that we could probably get… Read more »