TSSA donates another £10,000 to Ken Livingstone’s campaign
Most commuters in London are exasperated by the strikes and greed of the tube unions. The change in the law… Read more »
152 Councils have agreed to freeze or cut Council Tax so far
I have given lots of attention to the small number of councils who are planning Council Tax rises in the… Read more »
Tory councillor quits over Council Tax rise
Cllr Michael Fletcher, of Bretton South Ward on Peterborough City Council, has resigned the Conservative whip to sit as an… Read more »
Government averts threat of huge EU fines
The Labour Government left a terrible mess behind in terms of £230 Million fines from the EU concerning the incompetence… Read more »
Councils with the most schools “below the floor”
Failing schools, and the Local Authorities that allow schools to carry on failing rather than be closed or put under… Read more »
Labour leader of Wirral Council faces no confidence vote
Cllr Steve Foulkes, the Labour leader of Wirral Council, faces a motions of no confidence at the next Council meeting… Read more »
Lee Rotherham to stand for Police Commissioner in Lincolnshire
Lee Rotherham, of the Taxpayers Alliance and the Territorial Army, is seeking to stand as the Conservative candidate for Police… Read more »
Council byelection result from yesterday
The Press Association report just one result from yesterday: Rutland County – Uppingham: C 424, Lab 211, Lib Dem… Read more »
Birmingham backs free schools and academies
Given that I have criticised Birmingham City Council in the past for their hostility towards increased school choice it is… Read more »
Salford votes for directly elected Mayor
Salford voted Yes to a directly elected Mayor in a referendum yesterday and so will elect a Mayor in May…. Read more »
More councillors sign up for Local Government Pension Scheme
New research by the Taxpayers Alliance reveals that the equivalent of £1 in every £5 raised in Council Tax is… Read more »
Cambridgeshire and Tunbridge Wells plan Council Tax rises
Two more Conservative-run councils are contemplating Council Tax rises, snubbing the offer of funding for a freeze. It should be… Read more »
Frank Field calls for “Premier League” for those on housing waiting list
On Tuesday the Labour MP Frank Field asked for leave to introduce a Housing Bill that "would require the Secretary… Read more »
Stockport Lib Dem councillor defects to Conservatives
Cllr John Smith, a councillor for the Offerton Ward in Stockport, has defected from the Liberal Democrats to the Conservatives…. Read more »
Is Livingstone’s support for Council Tax rises just “hypothetical”?
The Labour Group on the London Assembly, who include Val Shawcross, Ken Livingstone's running mate in this year's London Mayoral… Read more »