Peter Franklin: How has the Coalition performed on the environment and local government? Four marks out of ten

As the Coalition’s fourth birthday approaches, we begin a series examining its record to date.

Jack Hands: Tough decisions are needed to break London’s Transport Monopoly

We must give other cities north of the capital more of a chance.

LISTEN: Boris discusses the success of “cyclotron” London

Is the capital driving the national economy or sucking life out of other parts of the country?

More quangos and resurrecting regionalisation? Chuka Umunna’s plan to save democracy needs a rethink

And not a word about Unite’s attempt to take over the Labour Party. Some saviour.

Regionalism dead and buried

Very pleasing Written Statement from the Communities and Local Government Minister Baroness Hanham It revokes the Regional Strategies for the… Read more »

Pickles snubs EU

Lots of bad Government policy is due to the requirements of our membership of the European Union. Politically there is… Read more »

Shift away from unelected regional government is blow to EU

I am pleased to see the Government are taking a further step in abolishing unelected regional government in England, with… Read more »

Eric Pickles completes abolition of regional government

By Tim Montgomerie On ToryDiary yesterday Paul Goodman reviewed Eric Pickles' impressive early actions and the five big challenges he… Read more »

Regional Assemblies finished off

The new Government is set to finish off the last vestiges of unelected Regional Assemblies, handing power back to local… Read more »

Scrap the RDAs

The Government plan to "replace" Regional Development Agencies. Glyn Gaskarth says they should simply be abolished. The UK Government has an… Read more »

Tories move against Town Hall snoopers and Regional Assemblies

Mark Wallace of the Taxpayers Alliance welcomes Conservative local government policy getting more edge – but he wants more details… Read more »

Councils should hammer the nails into the coffin of the regionalisation agenda

Mark Wallace of the TaxPayers' Alliance suggests that councils looking to save money could start by withdrawing their funding of… Read more »

Nick Vaughan: Blanket abolition of Regional Development Agencies would not be very Conservative

Nick Vaughan is an elected member of Herefordshire Council in the only urban ward held by the Conservatives, a Director… Read more »

Money to burn

Shadow Fire Minister Stewart Jackson MP regrets that Labour have no abandoned John Prescott’s regionalist agenda – vast sums are… Read more »