How will UKIP perform in the Council Elections?
It seems quite likely that UKIP will win the Euro Elections yet not take control of a single one of the councils holding elections the same day.
In Norfolk UKIP are keeping Labour and the Lib Dems in power
Anyone in Norfolk who voted for UKIP because they believed the Party was about lower Council Tax must be disappointed.
New garden cities? Only with local consent
Let’s put the Prince of Wales in charge of delivering a new generation of garden cities
Pickles considers referendum trigger for any Council Tax rises over 1.5 per cent
Now let’s have a referendum trigger for Council Tax cuts if enough residents sign a petition
Council by-election result from yesterday
Labour gain a seat in Trafford.
Kent County Council proposes Council Tax rise
Each Conservative councillor should think long and hard as to whether this tax increase is really justified.
Too many children are still in Children’s Homes
For any child to be kept in a children’s home unnecessarily is a scandal.
645 primary schools are now sponsored academies – no thanks to Labour
Labour continue to resist the new management that is turning round failing schools.
Councils must apply planning rules when it comes to shale
Lancashire County Council does not have the power to veto shale gas extraction by discriminatory use of their planning power
Cllr Peter Golds: Election Fraud, the scandal goes on and on
The police and Electoral Commission must enforce election law.
Labour’s mixed messages on home ownership
Labour’s housing spokesman says she backs home ownership while the Labour London Assembly group say scrap Right to Buy.
Spare Room Subsidy cut helps bring empty homes back into use
Over 100 bedsits that had been boarded up for years are brought back into use.
Council by-election results from yesterday
Conservatives lose two seats – one to UKIP another to an independent.
Stop Londoners being blackmailed by the RMT
Tube strikes should cease – binding arbitration could protect workers rights instead.
“Benefits Street” – now the good news
The reality is that for residents James Turner Street are seeing more jobs, less crime and better schooling for their children.