Elections without a doorstep campaign?
As I write, an election is looming.
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The importance of place
As first was going to press, the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine was being administered for the first time in the UK.
Time to look ahead
Perhaps it was inevitable that this year’s government review of public spending would get downgraded from a comprehensive, three-year plan to the one-year Spending Review Chancellor Rishi Sunak delivered last month.
Councils need mums
The theory behind local government is a good one: local people, representative of the local population, represent the area.
Local elections like no others
With the local elections 2021 fast approaching, voting matters now more than ever.
Climate change demands action now
The United States has come under new management at a crucial time in world history – what could be the turning point in the fight against climate change.
A central-local partnership
Our communities, families and businesses have been deeply scarred by the impact of coronavirus. Nothing that we can say or do will diminish the hurt that has been felt by so many.
Spending Review falls short
Our Independent Group members have been very clear on what is needed from the Spending Review, starting with certainty. Thus, the Chancellor’s statement covering only one year falls short.
What was missing in the Spending Review
At the start of this crisis, everybody in local government heard the same message from the Chancellor – that councils should do “whatever it takes” to tackle coronavirus.