Councillor Joe Harris A key Liberal Democrat value is putting the environment first, so I am delighted to see that among English councils, out of the top 10 councils for recycling household waste, nine of them are led by Liberal Democrats.
Do all government scandals need a television drama for people to take notice? ITV’s ‘Mr Bates vs The Post Office’ horrified the public and triggered outrage.
The provisional local government finance settlement for the upcoming financial year, with its £64.1 billion funding package, may seem like a step in the right direction.
As ever with previous government announcements, the Autumn Statement from the Chancellor was more about what wasn’t in there as much as what was.
Housing and community policing were among the issues discussed at the Lib Dems’ autumn conference.
Local government has been steadily squeezed by austerity, inflation and centralisation over the years.
As you sit down to read this issue of first, the Liberal Democrats will be gathering for their autumn conference in Bournemouth, with a packed agenda looking at a range of issues with local government at the centre.
It was great to catch up with colleagues and friends from across the local government family at the LGA’s annual conference.
I am still getting over the Liberal Democrats’ fantastic set of local election results from May.
This May saw a fantastic set of results for the Liberal Democrats.