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A bit more 'no, minister' is needed
POLICY AND POLITICS

A bit more 'no, minister' is needed

By Michael Burton | 20 January 2026

A succession of government U-turns over badly-considered policies suggest the Whitehall machine is under-performing in its duty to give practical advice to ministers, says Michael Burton.

POLICY AND POLITICS

Peers call for hate crime action from Reform UK council

By Joe Lepper | 16 January 2026

Reform UK-led Durham CC needs to do more to address residents’ concerns around hate crime, a Loca...

FINANCE

Trafford bid for £20m EFS

By Joe Lepper | 16 January 2026

Trafford Council is to ask Whitehall for more than £20m in exceptional financial support (EFS) af...

HOUSING

Reed hails housing starts increase

By Dan Peters | 16 January 2026

The number of new build starts in the year ending September 2025 has increased by 18% compared to...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Cotton piles pressure on West Midlands Police chief to stand down

By Dan Peters | 15 January 2026

Birmingham City Council’s Labour leader John Cotton has called for the chief constable of West Mi...

POLICY AND POLITICS

'High probability' section 114 warning for Starmer

By Dan Peters | 09 January 2026

North Somerset Council’s leader has warned Prime Minister Keir Starmer there is a ‘high probabili...

SCOTLAND

Consistent approach needed on evaluating delayed discharge initiatives, says auditor

By Lee Peart | 08 January 2026

A consistent approach is needed on evaluating and reporting on initiatives to improve delayed dis...

HOUSING

Housing approvals drop in final quarter of 2025

By Paul Marinko | 06 January 2026

New data has revealed the number of housing projects granted approval dropped by 17% in the last ...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Cleverly backs pro-density housing report

By Dan Peters | 23 December 2025

Shadow housing secretary James Cleverly has backed a report by think-tank Policy Exchange that ca...

STEVE REED

Reed says councils should not be offering 'full-time pay for part-time work'

By Dan Peters | 22 December 2025

Local authorities should not be offering full-time pay for part-time work, communities secretary ...

POLICY AND POLITICS

EXCLUSIVE: Opposition leader refuses to sign 'NDA' over £10m payment

By Dan Peters | 19 December 2025

An opposition leader has refused to sign a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) in return for being tol...

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The Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead

Housing Ombudsman

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