C'llr Awards 2012: CCLA Award for Outstanding Contribution to Financial Performance

25 November 2011

Councils will not turn down the tax freeze offer

By Michael Burton | 24 November 2011

Michael Burton is puzzled by the attention given to a future decision about council tax rises whe...

A Rights Based View of the Big Society

24 November 2011

Exclusive: Council pension fund forum chief calls on Murdoch to step down at BSkyB

By Ian Greenwood | 23 November 2011

Ian Greenwood, leader Bradford MBC and chair of the Local Authority Pension Fund Forum explains w...

This is not the time to be playing at politics

By Heather Jameson | 23 November 2011

It's hard to work in a political environment without being caught up in the politics every now an...

C'llr Awards 2012: Community Champion of the Year

23 November 2011

Education Act 2011 – part 2

23 November 2011

Why doesn't the Secretary of State have anyone to warn him about doing such stupid things?

23 November 2011

The weaknesses of the Localism Act

By Dick Sorabji | 22 November 2011

The right to challenge needs to involve Whitehall not just local government services says Dick So...

Should councillors contribute to their political parties?

By Paul Wheeler | 22 November 2011

Paul Wheeler wonders about the merits of councillors being asked to chip into funding their polit...