Council by-election results from yesterday
The Conservatives lose a seat to the Lib Dems in Cornwall
Nicholas Boys Smith and James Wildblood interview Prof Alice Coleman, housing visionary
The fall of Thatcher brought Heseltine back to the Environment Department. The results, for estate renewal, were dire.
Tall buildings and politicians’ egos
Politicians like to have a monuments.
Opening a free school is a political act
Pacifism among free school founders is misguided – they can not afford to be disdainful of the political battle
The “Growth Deals” for cities show localism is more than rhetoric
Councils put their own money into a project and pitch to central Government for more
Chris Richards: Beating UKIP in Tendring
The Conservative candidate was a retired police officer – who spent 16 years on the beat in the ward being contested.
Council by-election results from Thursday
A split result in a Tower Hamlets ward fought on new boundaries
Nicholas Boys Smith: A stark example of why we should build homes for people not for planners
An attractive alternative scheme for Mount Pleasant would actually increase the number of new homes
MPs should challenge their councils on Troubled Families progress
Localism is partly an attitude of mind.
John Bald: Turning the Tide in Tottenham?
Michael Gove is entitled to feel a strong sense of satisfaction at this outcome at Harris Philip Lane Academy
38 new free schools include three more in Hackney
Labour’s claim free schools are just for the middle classes is not sustainable.
Conservatives must be the party for clean air
Under Boris Johnson the air in London is cleaner than it was under Ken Livingstone.
Council by-election results from yesterday
The Conservatives hold a seat in Amber Valley
There should be more scrutiny of council chief executives’ pay
Labour MPs are intensely relaxed about fat cat public sector pay
Cllr Jonathan Glanz: Liberalising short term rentals risks a housing time bomb
Communities will lose as they are hollowed out.