Another spare room subsidy cut success story
275 ‘under-occupiers’ have been successfully down-sized – and rent arrears are down by £210,000
Isle of Wight independent councillors dismayed by choice of Parliamentary candidate
Politics on a small Island is visceral, but fun
John Bald: We must end appeasement if Islamist extremism in Birmingham is to end
Extremists have exploited our “innocent until proved guilty” principle to their great benefit.
Bolton Council urges schools to fly the Union Flag
Call came from Conservative councillor whose grandfather came to Bolton from India
Five councils ordered to stop “Town Hall Pravdas”
Greenwich, Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest sent formal warnings
Which councils could the Lib Dems lose on May 22nd?
Kingston, Three Rivers and Cheltenham look the most promising for the Conservatives
Barnet Labour councillor summoned for non-payment of Council Tax
Freedom of Information requests are still not naming the councillors taken to court
John Bald: Restoring exam standards in a way that is fair will not be easy
A level students taking languages feel penalised – so that German is down to just over 3,000 entries this year
If the Lib Dems are localist why do they want to impose new garden cities?
If Lib Dems want to remove local councils from having a veto then Nick Clegg should say so
Chris Wilford is the Conservative candidate for Mayor of Tower Hamlets
A pledge to “mend our broken local politics.”
Council by-election results from yesterday
The Conservatives have gained a seat in Wantage in Oxfordshire
Fewer homes are left empty than under Labour
In 2010 there were 737,147 empty homes in England. It’s now down to 635,127.
Linda Topping is the Conservative candidate for Mayor of Watford
Ousting the Lib Dems will be a challenge.
Labour would bring back gold plated councillor pensions
Yet again Ed Miliband has proven himself too weak to stand up to vested interests.
Rahman’s media empire
At least £39,500 of taxpayer’s money has been given to Bengali media organisations in the current year. No other media organisations receive any funding.