Councils demand ’19th century’ Whitehall reforms
Council leaders are attacking Whitehall’s model of departmental funding as outdated, as they demand greater use of community budgets.
Council forces Santa to take ‘elf and safety course
Santa Claus’s Christmas preparations have been disrupted after he was compelled to take a health and safety course by a concerned local council.
Reynolds: Clear changes needed
Fiona Reynolds, director-general of the National Trust, comments on the communities and local government committee report on local planning
Clarke: We want a simpler system
Greg Clark, decentralisation Minister, comments on the communities and local government committee report on local planning:
Betts: Undermining the environment
Clive Betts, chair of the communities and local government committee commented on his report on local planning:
LGA: Councils will help improve lives of troubled families
Local Government Association chairman Sir Merrick Cockell comments on David Cameron’s bid to intervene in the lives of the UK’s 120,000 most troubled families
Huge pressure for job cuts on councils’ £30bn paybill
Councils have no choice but to undergo “major restructuring” to cope with public spending cuts, the Audit Commission has warned.
Londoners more loyal to London than UK
Londoners are prouder of the city they live in than they are of Britain itself, a new poll has revealed.
‘All-night raves’ surprise winners of red-tape cuts
The government’s drive to cut red tape is giving carte blanche to all-night raves, councils have warned.
Town halls waver over council tax freeze
As many as one in five local authorities could reject the government’s offer of a freeze in council tax, research out today suggests.
