Afternoon all :) I've not watched the Post Office programme though it seems to have been well made and not for the first time Toby Jones appears to be getting deserved plaudits. I'm trouble… (View Post)

Extraordinarily short sighted comment. Most Greens and LDs aren't anti-development - what they are opposed to is developments purely designed to maximise profit for housebuilders and property de… (View Post)

There have been spells when local Government has been keen to recruit to senior positions from the private sector. The problem is senior private sector people don't understand the officer/member… (View Post)

One of the biggest mistakes of the Coalition was getting rid of the Audit Commission but there are mechanisms such as the Local Government Ombudsman. Who, for instance, would you hold accountable for… (View Post)

What "assets" does central Government think local Councils possess? Presumably this is some notion there are millions of pounds locked up in land and buildings - here's the truth, ther… (View Post)