Judy Terry: Why do councils place tenants in shoddy housing?
The Houses in Multiple Occupation regulations should be enforced.
Lib Dems propose scrapping the referendum veto on big Council Tax rises
Conservatives are proud of holding down Council Tax – but the Lib Dems are ashamed of the policy.
The Joe Anderson affair shows the case for schools becoming academies
When the school was under local authority control it was willing to carry on paying the Mayor money for nothing – as an academy it stopped doing so.
Tower Hamlets verdict is a vindication for Pickles
It also confirms the poor judgement of Ken Livingstone.
Councils still employ an army of spin doctors
Why does Hackney Council need 34 PR officers when Wandsworth Council manages with three?
Boris has shown that Council Tax can be cut
The Conservatives launch their local elections campaign with two new posters.
Pickles acts to curb Town Hall golden goodbyes
Labour redistributed wealth from the poor to the rich – from Council Taxpayers to bureaucrats on six figure salaries.
Judy Terry: Councils should encourage their staff to volunteer
Partnerships with universities could also be rewarding for local authorities.
John Bald: Those misleading claims of a 40 per cent teacher dropout rate
The problem of dropout from teacher training is not new and the Teach First scheme is providing an improvement.
Council by-election result from Thursday
Labour hold a seat in Cumbria.
Paul Bremner: Why I am standing for Mayor of Leicester
I will direct more money to schools rather than it being spent by a City Council department.
The battle for Blackpool
As well as two marginal Parliamentary seats the entire council is up for election.
Judy Terry: More partnerships are needed between state and independent schools
School governors have a responsibility to break down barriers.
The Conservatives are contesting 93 per cent of council seats. Labour are only fighting 75 per cent.
In Herefordshire, Labour are only putting up one candidate out of a possible 53.
Will Labour’s recovery in local government help them in the General Election?
Labour have more councillors – and more councils pushing up Council Tax.