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A Headquarters like City Hall

Kevin wrote 3 days ago: Last evening, I was invited to City Hall in The Queen’s Walk – home of the Greater Londo … more →

Tags: Equality and Diversity, Kevin Lynes

Opening up local government data - a local TheyWorkForYou1 comment

countculture wrote 1 week ago: While all the hullaballo about MPs expenses has been raging, I decided to leave the parliamentary st … more →

Tags: Local Government, open data, TheyWorkForYou, local democracy, open government, opendata

A councillors guide to social media (outline only!)1 comment

Ingrid Koehler wrote 1 week ago: I’m starting to draft a short guide for councillors and social media – based on the Coun … more →

Tags: councillors, socialmedia, Guidance, Local Government, Social Media, social networking

Harrogate, Cable, Cameron and Denham - do they get local democracy?

Andy Sawford wrote 1 week ago: “It felt like I was there with you” someone said, commenting on the frequency of my Twit … more →

Tags: local democracy, David Cameron, democracy, LGA, Localism

Cr Shier unveils deficit Budget

redaccordian wrote 2 weeks ago: The Cairns Regional Council has handed down its Budget for the next financial year which includes a … more →

Tags: 1, Cairns, in-joke, shier, Val Schier

Building Britain's Future - updated

Andy Sawford wrote 2 weeks ago: Gordon Brown delayed the general election that never was in October 2007 so that he could set out hi … more →

Tags: local democracy, Finance, gordon brown, housing

Celebrating local government

Andy Sawford wrote 3 weeks ago: I dashed from the School Governors conference to the NLGN Annual Reception where John Healey made a … more →

Tags: local democracy, Conservatives, Council Housing, housing, Innovation

Court of Appeals 06.23.09

Trevor Oliver wrote 3 weeks ago: The Court issued a published opinion on cartway establishment in today’s round of opinions.  B … more →

Tags: Courts, boards, cartway, Court of Appeals, DWI, Privilege, Process, Source Code

Councillors and social media: the LocalGovCamp session13 comments

Ingrid Koehler wrote 3 weeks ago: Local politicians often have many of the characteristics that would make them seem like natural user … more →

Tags: councillors, Web 2.0, gov2.0, Local Government, localgovcamp, Members, Social Media, web2.0

Crime-fighting in Tower Hamlets

Johanna Kaschke wrote 4 weeks ago: Just returned from an early morning meeting with Louise Casey, who is the author of the white paper … more →

Tags: Politics, Environment, Tower Hamlets, Bethnal Green, Parkview Estate, Glasshouse community centre, housing, London E2, Social

Tories Stand up to Creeping Wheelie Bin Roll-out1 comment

cllrssd wrote 1 month ago: Great article from Conservative Home Shadow Local Government Minister Bob Neill has expressed suppor … more →

Tags: Conservative Comment, General, Front garden, health, Health and Safety, Safety, wheelie bin

Inquiry into council newspapers

gingerelvis wrote 1 month ago: Just a short one but I’m delighted to see that the politicians are awake to the threat of coun … more →

Tags: best value, Journalism, media, Newspapers, press, Profits, recession, spin, taxpayers

Day in the life...

peedeel wrote 1 month ago: A group of us spent our Sunday in the joyful worship of Bacchus, with many bottles of Vino collapso … more →

Tags: Life, Ideas!, Environment, joyful worship of Bacchus, Recycled

New local government Ministers

Andy Sawford wrote 1 month ago: A hastily arranged get together yesterday afternoon with the new Ministers.  I thought John Denham s … more →

Tags: local democracy, democracy

Councillors welcome and goodbyes

Andy Sawford wrote 1 month ago: Hello to all the new councillors elected on Thursday.  Congratulations.  It is a great job.  I hope … more →

Tags: local democracy, councillors, democracy

The Tower Hamlets wager

Johanna Kaschke wrote 1 month ago: Councillors in Tower Hamlets earn a lot per minute Just read on Cllr. Phil Briscoe’s blog that … more →

Tags: Tower Hamlets, Libel Cases, Expenses, Committee, councillor

Sweet Caroline

Johanna Kaschke wrote 1 month ago: "magic circle" painting by John William, 1886. I chosen this picture as most appropriate b … more →

Tags: Politics, Personal, Tower Hamlets, Germany, middle east, Israel, Palestine, New Labour, Conservative

Cloud Cuckoo Land

Johanna Kaschke wrote 1 month ago: Map of England with Hertfordshire is what Harriett Harman must be in when she genuinely thought that … more →

Tags: UK Councils, Elections, Labour, Conservative, BNP

Gordon's signature tune

peedeel wrote 1 month ago: Just a little light relief…the local polling stations are very quiet, which is sad. Ultim … more →

Tags: Politics, EU, Twat, gordon brown, EU Elections


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