The British Museum has rightly been challenged. But many local authorities also have cultural treasures in storage. It’s hidden away from the public. Yet there is a refusal to release any items for sale.
Creating chaos, refusing to listen, all underpinned by the high-handed assumption that they know best: the defining characteristics of Labour in power, whether locally or nationally.
£50 million of funding was announced this week for 13 councils to research “health inequalities”. The practical benefit has not been made clear.
Council leaders can pass the buck and play political blame games when they should be taking action. We need proper accountability.
The Hammersmith Bridge omnishambles is the culmination of eight years of failure in my borough. It’s time for a change.
What does it say for our patriotic endeavour that so many of our fellow citizens are literally rubbishing our country?
The chance for new housing, of an improved standard, has been sabotaged. The dream of home ownership for thousands has been thwarted.
This is a return to the agenda of Eric Pickles. It should help show the community benefits of new housing.
Pundits are expecting a drubbing for the Conservatives in the capital. But some boroughs will buck the trend. I predict unpredictability.
It is not merely money that is wasted. It is spending which diminishes the amount of scrutiny that might otherwise occur.
Here’s both what his team did and how it communicated – deploying the discipline of the second to boost the first.