Pickles says the vote of each councillor on Council Tax levels must be recorded
Each councillor to be held for account for putting up Council Tax
Residents’ right to know if their councillor is in Council Tax arrears
If a councillor can’t afford to pay the Council Tax, why to their expect their residents to be able to?
John Bald: The media have missed the real Ofsted story
Ofsted inspectors told to cease their bias for “child centred” teaching
Cllr Nick Paget-Brown: Tax freeze and cashback for Kensington and Chelsea
We have taken the view that it is simply wrong to discount from our calculations those whose money this was in the first place.
Council by-election results from yesterday
Conservatives lose a seat in Lichfield – falling to fourth place
Government ditches Labour’s plan to let councillors vote from the pub
Only in Wales is the policy of “coach potato councillors” being pursued.
Crony socialism and feuding in Barking and Dagenham
As Labour implode, their councillors are defecting to UKIP – but only the Conservatives offer a proper alternative.
Steve O’Connell: From Lock Up to Start Up – empty garages for micro businesses
In London there 3,275 empty garages owned by just ten housing associations
Tower Hamlets and Electoral Fraud – a case study in inertia
This is a scandalous threat to our democracy.
Pickles slaps down the Lib Dems over garden cities
Are the Lib Dems so keen on new garden cities they are willing to ignore local democracy?
Cllr David Burbage: Council Tax in Windsor and Maidenhead to fall by another two per cent
Leaving money in the pockets of our residents means that they are free to spend it how they wish
Council byelection results from Thursday
Conservatives hold seat in Southend
UKIP Week: What makes councillors defect to it?
Usually the defection of councillors to UKIP has nothing much to do with policy
UKIP Week: In Kent the purple peril could be strong if UKIP had a coherent message
The Council Tax rise in Kent gives UKIP an important opportunity – yet they seem much too inept to seize it.
UKIP Week: Bitter divisions in Lincolnshire
UKIP councillors in Lincolnshire don’t seem interested in policy but personal recriminations