Housing associations achieve fall in the number of empty homes
The survey provides further vindication of the cut in the spare room subsidy
John Bald: What can teachers learn from the Royal Marines?
With the Royal Marines there was no question of certifying incompetence, or making the tests “more accessible.”
Cllr Joel Davidson: Brent Council must apologise over the Tricycle Theatre debacle
Those who oppose discrimination in our Borough have been aggrieved – why did the Council Leader allow this to occur?
Chris Wilford: Tower Hamlets offers an indictment of the system of directly elected mayors
The current template for directly elected mayors is not fit for purpose.
John Bald: August was good month for education reform
Michael Gove and Nick Gibb, the architects of reform, have been proved right, and Ofqual has had an administrative triumph.
Council by-election result from yesterday
The Lib Dems hold a seat in Newcastle
Labour win West Midlands PCC by-election on 10.4 per cent turnout
Turnout was disastrously low – further harming a good policy.
Conservatives gain a seat in Broadland by-election
Cllr Fran Whymark won out in a close race.
The Mayor of Newham should back Boris’s plan for a Venice of the Royal Docks
Would Sir Robin Wales prefer the site was left empty for another 30 years?
More councils collaborate on state land sales
The schemes are providing new homes and jobs.
John Bald: The new national curriculum offers a welcome fresh start
Almost all pupils I have spoken to dislike the progressive approach
One hundred new homes in Aintree after sale of state land
The deal also means 10 acres of public open space from a derelict site.
How Boris is helping Londoners breathe clean air
Evidence of the effectiveness of dust suppressant spray is encouraging.
John Bald: For The Blob, research is dangerous
Educationalists refer to “attainment” – a term with fewer positive implications than “acheievement” or “standards”
What is a “troubled family”?
46 per cent of them have a mental health problem, 30 per cent are experiencing domestic violence.