It is all too easy for local candidates to fall into the trap of wasting precious energy engaging in national debates. In reality, people care more about their waste collection and potholes.
Our investigation into occupancy rates at council buildings found that offices were only around 40 per cent full.
In Central Bedfordshire, Council Tax is being frozen. One reason is early intervention for elderly residents, delaying the point where they need to move into residential care.
Arun District Council has decided to invest almost £500,000 of local taxpayers’ money on a luxury bed and breakfast in the picturesque town of Arundel in West Sussex.
This included visits to some of the world’s most oppressive regimes, such as Cuba, China, and Russia. The very same Council that hosted COP26 and declared a climate emergency in May 2019.
Labour’s failures in our borough have been monumental. But our campaign was a positive and optimistic one.
Council leaders can pass the buck and play political blame games when they should be taking action. We need proper accountability.
The choices made by the failing Labour Council have broken our borough with bankruptcy, poor planning, and filthy streets.
Croydon is to join Hackney, Lewisham, Newham, and Tower Hamlets, in having this directly elected position.
Croydon has a “Cultural Transformation Engagement Programme” – and there’s more elsewhere.
If the response to information requests leaves you feeling like you are dealing with Professor Moriarty, you have a problem.
Plus: Sheffield Council is wasting high street improvements funding on PR. A glimmer of hope in Croydon.
When enquiries and complaints are met with an obstructive response that is a sign that the administration is dysfunctional.
Plus: White elephants in Brighton – and Nottingham’s inept venture into the energy market.