Those academic “experts” attacking Gove turn out not to be politically impartial
John Bald writes You can choose your friends, but sometimes your enemies choose you. In the age of the internet,… Read more »
Local Government Chronicle warned over false marketing
Last month I reported that the Local Government Chronicle was marketing their annual awards ceremony with a rather extraordinary claim…. Read more »
Nottingham Council using taxpayers money to campaign against spare room subsidy
Cllr Georgina Culley, Leader of the Nottingham City Council Conservative Group and who has served as a councillor in the… Read more »
Right to buy boosted
I was delighted to see in the Budget book some measures to boost the right to buy. There are three… Read more »
Birmingham Council wheelie bin consultations asks residents if they are gay – but not if they want wheelie bins
Labour-run Birmingham City Council is undertaking a survey of their residents. They explain: A citywide consultation on wheelie bins has… Read more »
Councils should use their power to cut Business Rates for small shops
There is a community benefit in a local pub or corner shop which can sometimes be measured in economic terms… Read more »
Give councils the tools and we can help the Chancellor fix Britain’s ills: Six steps to true localism and kick-starting the economy and the party’s fortunes
Cllr Philippa Roe, the Leader of Westminster City Council, says the Chancellor doesn't need to open his cheque book to… Read more »
Worcestershire County Council are right to encourage residents to report potholes
Councils spend £100 million a year filling two million potholes according to the latest asphalt industry survey. Weather means… Read more »
Michael Gove has cut Education Department spending on spin from £54 million to £1 million
John Bald writes Two cheers for Michael Gove. The first is for reducing his department's expenditure on propaganda – sorry,… Read more »
Selby is the Council of the Week
Local Government Minister Brandon Lewis MP with his series celebrating excellence in our Town Hall This week's champion council is… Read more »
The Children and Families Bill must be only the first step in boosting adoption
I would hope and expect that the Children and Families Bill will come into law and help to reduce the… Read more »
Pickles warns that councillors should not take payments to lobby their own councils
A robust response from Communities and Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles to the revelations in the Daily Telegraph of councillors…. Read more »
Improving the performance of the Whitehall/Town Hall machine
Cllr David Burbage, Leader of the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, says removing Town Hall officials should be made… Read more »
Left wing Green/Labour alliance defeats council tax freeze in Brighton & Hove
Cllr Geoffrey Theobald, the leader of the Conservative Group on Brighton & Hove City Council, on how the Left joined… Read more »
Telegraph exposes councillors lobbying for planning development
One of Enoch Powell's themes in opposing what is now called the European Union was how lobbyists are enriched by… Read more »