Some Tories think Barnet’s “Easycouncil” is worth emulating – here’s why they’re wrong
Anyone watching last week’s Brighton and Hove City Council meeting would have been horrified to hear Conservative councillors…
Local government
Lib Dem councillor resigns (after just 8 months) due to anger at Coalition Government
A Lib Dem councillor has quite the party just 8 months after being elected due to his anger…
Why Labour can’t afford to neglect the heartlands. And why there’s no such thing as a “safe” seat…
“We gave you a big kick in the backside and we’re waiting to see how you respond to…
Public services are at a turning point
Public services are at a turning point. The money’s run out just as our ageing population and rising…
How our Councils can champion our veterans
When we think of service personnel returning from the frontline we often think of the ‘heroes’ welcome’ –…
We believe in Government – it’s just not the same as Whitehall…
As a Labour Leader I know just how difficult the next few months will be. What has made…
Live healthy or lose out?
Last week Westminster council and LGiU hit the headlines for a report about the role of local government…
The Nasty Party Never Went Away
We are all aware of the efforts of David Cameron to ‘detoxify’ the Conservative Party from its ‘nasty…
The end of local government as we know it?
A few days before Christmas, the Government announced the latest local government finance settlement for the next two…
Pickles’ cuts will hurt those with the greatest need the most
With under a week to go until Christmas, the Tories’ very own Santa Claus, Eric Pickles, delivered a…
