Boris fails to tackle Islamic extremism

Centre for Social Cohesion  Research Fellow, Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens, has a challenge for the Mayor of London Boris Johnson. In the… Read more »

Conservatives nationally look for local inspiration on policy

On February 3rd a seminar was held with Francis Maude, the Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office and Nick Hurd,… Read more »

David Beckham Park… the J K Rowling Library… the Bruce Forsyth School…

This morning’s Telegraph reports that local government minister John Healey MP is to encourage councils to give local people a… Read more »

It can be done (lower taxes, less debt and better services)

Tim Montgomerie writes: Tory leader of Hammersmith & Fulham Council, Stephen Greenhalgh has written for today’s Sunday Telegraph about best… Read more »

Should Conservative councils cut council tax for all or give rebates to some?

Both the Daily Mail and the East Anglian Daily Times report on Tory-controlled Essex County Council’s plan to give £200… Read more »

Ed Vaizey: Councils could tighten classification of Batman movie

In a letter to yesterday’s Times Iain Duncan Smith worried that the classification for Batman, The Dark Knight was too… Read more »

Stephen Greenhalgh: Help me write a bold Conservative blueprint for local government

Stephen Greenhalgh is Conservative leader of Hammersmith and Fulham and a key member of the team that Boris Johnson has… Read more »

Other Tory councils consider following Essex’s lead and may save threatened post offices

A leader in The Daily Telegraph praises Essex County Council’s plan to put aside £1.5m of council taxpayers’ money to… Read more »

Gloucestershire Conservatives use council tax to put 63 more police officers on the county’s streets

Congratulations to Cllr Julie Girling who sent ConservativeHome this YouTube video of a recent Politics Show programme report dedicated to… Read more »