Martin Thacker: How we froze the Council Tax in North East Derbyshire

We remain steadfast in our resolve to put the welfare of every resident first and foremost.

Eric Pickles: Flexibility is needed for those falling behind in paying Council Tax

Rules should be changed to help the hard-pressed, facing a visit from the bailiffs – and caught in a spiral of worsening debt.

Will town halls run out of money?

The funding pressures are genuine. But expecting to be “fully” compensated by central Government is unrealistic.

Kris Wilson: People in Nuneaton and Bedworth are desperate for change

The local Conservatives launch a manifesto of vision, ambition, and aspiration for May 2020.

Judy Terry: Suffolk residents are facing a Council Tax increase, yet the wasteful spending continues

Ipswich Borough Council’s decision to “improve” the Cornhill, a popular public space fronting the former Town Hall, is proving disastrous.

A Mansion Tax. “What is really the problem with this?” asked the Conservative Chancellor

Cameron’s memoirs offer a hint of where the occupant of Number 11 may look to raise property taxes instead.

Stephen Baines: Residents in Calderdale deserve good frontline services, not wasteful vanity projects

Labour councillors claim to care about the environment. But they have failed to tackle air pollution.

Ian Courts: In Solihull, we are protecting the environment and increasing economic prosperity

We have already cut our carbon emissions by nearly half in ten years, combined with sustainable and inclusive economic growth.

Harry Fone: Sheffield City Council employs 24 press officers

Residents want low taxes and regular bin collections, not big PR budgets and regular spin.

Tim Briggs: Why London is mostly a left-wing city

People who aspire to own their own homes move out of London to where property is cheaper.

Michael Lane: Bringing in tasers to Hampshire was the right decision

They enhance policing capacity. I am also proud that we are recruiting 210 more police officers onto the front line.

Chris Philp: Cut Stamp Duty – and unleash a new Home Ownership Revolution

The Government should abolish stamp duty entirely for all purchases of a main home under £500,000.

Andrew Kennedy: Unitary authorities can help save taxpayers’ money

Buck-passing between different authorities results in poor outcomes for residents and kickback from voters.

Neva Sadikoglu-Novaky and Jonathan Werran: Brexit gives the chance to have full fiscal devolution. Let’s take it.

Through tax competition, we could truly have a real Northern Powerhouse and give cities in the north a fairer chance against London and the south east.

Gareth Lyon: How we held the line in Rushmoor

We have built up a rapport with the Nepalese community. The key planks of their culture are profoundly Conservative.