Bradford on Avon voters say no to costly, wider pavements
An example of direct democracy this week, as a majority of local residents have voted against a council proposal to...
10:18 AM
February 11, 2015
Cornish nervous over council parking plans
Cornish business people and residents are getting very nervous as Cornwall Council plans a new parking regime for spring 2015.
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2:26 PM
February 03, 2015
When is a tax not a tax? When it's a levy.
There is a new term coming into use with worrying regularity. Local authorities, finding it politically difficult to raise council...
10:18 AM
February 03, 2015
Councils In Kent Proving They Still Have The Spendthrift Mindset
Why do we continue to pursue our “War On Waste”? The answer...
11:16 AM
January 29, 2015
Two police forces come together to share costs
Two police forces in the South West are to be congratulated for coming together to share administrative costs in order...
2:53 PM
January 27, 2015
The Garden Bridge: A great headline, but a costly folly
It is unlikely to garner too many headlines, but today sees the Transport Select Committee debate funding of river crossings...
11:25 AM
January 26, 2015
Bath Council’s Undemocratic War on Motorists
Latest news from Bath is that it’s a big two-fingers up to the petitioners and councillors who battled to...
10:41 AM
January 20, 2015
High cost of council cost-cutters
The high cost of hiring senior Council cost-cutters was brought into focus recently at North Somerset Council. Determined to find...
4:12 PM
January 06, 2015
Council waste charges see fly-tipping increase
Having reported in the past about the tendency of Councils to shift the burden of paying for basic services—such as...
4:45 PM
December 15, 2014
Stonehenge’s costly tunnel
Mixed messages coming out of Wiltshire when it comes to spending taxpayers’ money on expensive road projects. On one...
2:13 PM
December 10, 2014