Five Respect councillors quit
All five of the Respect councillors in Bradford Council have resigned from the Party. Two of them had already been… Read more »
Nationalisation of the planning system has failed
Cllr John Moss says developers and communities should negotiate directly – planning officers get in the way A return to… Read more »
Welfare reform is fair
Cllr Philippa Roe, the Leader of Westminster City Council, says the housing benefit bill is being reduced by £40 million… Read more »
Pickles cuts Council Tax for granny flats
The Communities and Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles has been having a busy August – including announcements to help motorists,… Read more »
Finding out who put up your council tax? Good luck with that
Paul Osborn is Executive Director of Conservative Way Forward. Follow Paul on Twitter. Having just put the finishing touches on… Read more »
Council by-election results from Thursday
Doncaster Borough – Askern Spa Lab 1165, Lib Dem 261, Ukip 231, C 225, Ind 106, English Democrats 98, Trade… Read more »
John Bald: This year, as ever, Labour has failed on exams
After a mixed result with last week's A levels, which showed a rise in entries for maths, physics and chemistry… Read more »
Local government must look to the past
It's rather a relief for a think tank to produce a paper urging us to look to the past. The… Read more »
How Rochdale’s council housing has been taken over by a mutual
"Zipping up my boots," sang Odyssey. "Going back to my roots, yeah." That is very much what is happening in… Read more »
Public sector reform: How Cameron is succeeding where Blair failed and Brown didn’t try
It used to be said that reform of the public sector would involve increased spending, at least in the short… Read more »
Using Zipcars is saving Croydon Council £756,000 a year
I have been critical of Conservative-run Croydon Council for increasing Council Tax this year. However the council are to be… Read more »
Eric Pickles’s end of term letter to Tory MPs
The Communities and Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles has sent the following letter to all Conservative MPs. It provides an… Read more »
Council by-election results from yesterday
Hartlepool Borough – Manor House: Lab 639, Ukip 226, Hartlepool First 194, Con 74. (May 2012 – Three seats: Lab… Read more »
Cumbria County Council bans opposition councillors from meetings
Most councils operate a Cabinet system. The councillors who are Cabinet members have long briefing meeting with council officers in… Read more »
Why does Labour oppose converting offices to homes?
If there is an oversupply of office space and a shortage of housing then allowing the market to operate freely… Read more »