Councils should use reserves to adjust to tighter budgets

Councils that have put aside significant amounts of money in recent years should not shy away from dipping into their… Read more »

More on the LGA’s dodgy dossier

More on the story from last Thursday that the Local Government Association was claiming “140,000 council jobs set to be… Read more »

Pickles attacks LGA “scaremongering”

The Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has attacked the Local Government Association for "scaremongering" over the impact of spending cuts in Town… Read more »

Why are the Government and Tory councils funding Red Len’s barmy army?

The extremist credentials of Len McCluskey, the new leader of the Unite trade union have already been well documented on… Read more »

Councils are responsible for what is cut

Mark Wallace, Senior Account Manager at Portland Communications and author of the Crash Bang Wallace blog, says the Government should not take tthe blame… Read more »

Channel 4 documentary shows why councils should accept Government grant cuts

  I went to a meeting on Tuesday where the Mayor of Hackney Jules Pipe was complaining about the prospect… Read more »

The Observer given leaked Council paper on service cuts plan

The Observer has a piece this morning about "an inner London Council" (teasingly they don't say which one) from whichthey have… Read more »

15 more ways to cut Council Tax without cutting key services

Last year I wrote a blog entitled 100 ways to cut the Council Tax without cutting key services.  It's probably… Read more »

Bexley will save one million pounds a month for next three years

Cllr Teresa O’Neill, the leader of Bexley Council, is being open about where savings are planned Today we’re publishing our… Read more »

Leicestershire and Nottingham in deal to save £2 million

Leicestershire County Council and Nottingham City Council have signed an innovative partnership deal that will save more than £2 million… Read more »

Sunderland Council spent £83,228.27 on foreign trips last year

Some fascinating data on the Daily Telegraph's website comparing councils on a number of matters including their spending on foreign… Read more »

Cash-strapped Swansea City Council pays Trade Union Wage Bill

The Leader of Swansea's Conservatives Councillor René Kinzett has discovered that the City Council is forking out £140,000 every year… Read more »

Overwhelming majority of councils plan shared services

Laurie Thraves, Policy Manager at the Local Government Information Unit, says councils sharing services is inevitable Sharing services between councils… Read more »

Norfolk County Council’s savings plan is not “savage cuts”

Jill Sherman has a report The Times (£) this morning about Norfolk County Council's plans for £150 million of savings… Read more »

Labour muddle on shared council services

Plans by Hammersmith and Fulham, Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster councils for shared services does not mean we would have… Read more »