The same mistake that those who thought Dominic Cummings might be able to add something to government made. There are people off-stage who, whilst never sensibly to be gifted any executive power them… (View Post)

Lack of clear role definition and decision-making boundaries between members and officers is, in my view and experience, the most common reason why councils run into trouble. It’s a particular proble… (View Post)

Insofar as it's not just MoE, it's a little lift to the parties that carried the headlines after the elections, and likely just a short-term reversal in Reform's slow falling back from… (View Post)

Interestingly, having offered my own view based on the eight years we spent on the same council, a Labour MP interviewed on LBC yesterday offered essentially the same critique, that despite Wes'… (View Post)

Which just underlines how little ambition they had back in 2024 (View Post)