Council byelection results from yesterday
Rutherglen South Ward, South Lanarkshire UA. Lab 1352 (39.9%, -4), Lib Dem 999 (29.5%, +4.7), SNP 712 (21%, -2.9), Con… Read more »
Rules on Council Taxpayer funded propaganda to be tightened
A clear message from the Government that councils that are to face tighter rules on publicity spending to avoid abuses… Read more »
Bristol Council spent £21,000 trying to cover up social work failings
Last month The Sun reported on a scandal involving treatment of a four-year-old girl by Bristol City Council. She was… Read more »
New reward for councils sharing services
Local Government Minister Brandon Lewis outlines an increased incentive for councils to do the right thing This week I announced… Read more »
Baker Days should be abolished
Pupils in state schools are legally required to be taught for a minimum of 190 days a year (independent schools… Read more »
Staffordshire Moorlands is the Council of the Week
Local Government Minister Brandon Lewis with his series celebrating excellence in our Town Halls This week’s Champion Council is Staffordshire… Read more »
Lib Dem misrule on Eastleigh Council
If the Lib Dems lose the Eastleigh byelection then they may wonder where they are safe. Eastleigh Borough Council has… Read more »
Bournemouth freezes Council Tax
Congratulations to Bournemouth Council on achieving a Council Tax freeze for their residents. This has actually meant a 0.7% cut… Read more »
London Assembly Conservatives want bigger Council Tax cut from Boris
The London Assembly has 25 members, nine of who are Conservatives. That means that the combined forces of Labour, the… Read more »
Labour councillors repudiate Labour Government centralism
The Labour Government sought to bore local government into submission. Local democracy was emasculated with thousands of mind-numbing directives spewing… Read more »
Council byelection results from yesterday
Berry Hill Ward, Forest of Dean DC Lab 276 (59.7%, +4.6), Con 101 (21.9%, -23), UKIP 85 (18.4%, +18.4). Lab… Read more »
National Curriculum will set out what our children are entitled to learn – not how they should learn it
John Bald says the education reforms are still on track My promise to review of technical and vocational education this… Read more »
Huge increase in council leader’s allowances in Tunbridge Wells
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council is planning to increase its share of the Council Tax – by a referendum dodging 1.9%…. Read more »
Cutting the spare room rent subsidy is fair
The latest English Housing Survey has just been published. Among the figures, it says that 7% of those renting social… Read more »
Labour council leader takes 54% increase in allowances
Councillors on Labour-run Norwich City Council have voted through an 11% increase in allowances – including a 54% increase for… Read more »