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Eric Pickles is at it again

Ever the politician It has been a while since the mighty Eric Pickles has raised the ire of the WLLG team. This has not been for want of trying. Mr Pickles’ latest thoughts of multi-culturalism raised… more →

We Love Local Government

CLG to move in with Home Office | News | Inside Housing

laurasuzuki wrote 17 hours ago: CLG to move in with Home Office 5 April 2013 | By Laura Liszewski The Communities and Local Governme … more →

Tags: London, housing, inside housing magazine, Westminster, CLG, Communities, home office, Whitehall, shake up

This week's 'highlights' from my Inside Government mailing

faith3action wrote 3 days ago: This weeks ‘highlights’ from my Inside Government mailing. Inside Government is a site t … more →

Tags: environment, Government Policy, Homelessness, housing, poverty, dementia, Don Foster, Environment, Fuel Poverty

Find out How Your Council Tax is Actually Spent

jacccarame wrote 5 days ago:     English: Tilford. Surrey County Council have just completed spending a bunch of my Council … more →

Tags: Council taxes, Council Tax, Local Government, Taxation, Department for Communities and Local Government, Tax, Government, Yorkshire Post, residential area

Read all about it - Pickles weighs in to support local newspapers

davepickering wrote 6 days ago: Local newspapers received support from an unlikely source yesterday – no less a formidable fig … more →

Tags: North Edinburgh News, community newspapers, Westminster, News, Newspapers, Communities Minister

With @EricPickles, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

fifthdonkey wrote 1 week ago: … more →

Tags: Politics, CCHQ, Fifth Donkey, fifthdonkey, Photo

CentreForum: Three headliners for an alternative Queen’s Speech — 1 comment

CentreForum wrote 2 weeks ago: The Queen’s Speech today looks set to be a relatively sedate affair. As Stephen Tall observes, “the … more →

Tags: Immigration, George Osborne, Planning, Queens' Speech, land auctions, Higher Education

Boaring Uproar in Forest of Dean over 'cruel or cool?' cull question

philapilus wrote 2 weeks ago: They might be good at killing boar, but these Gauls are crazy. No, seriously. This guy was sectioned … more →

Tags: Society, Science and Nature, Environment, health, Culling, Forest of Dean, Forestry Commission, Wild Boar, Gloucestershire

The Growth and Infrastructure Act becomes law

devonshiresprojects wrote 2 weeks ago: The Growth and Infrastructure Act 2013 has now become law, having received royal assent on 25 April … more →

Tags: LOCAL AUTHORITIES, Real Estate, Social Housing, growth and infrastructure act, Infrastructure, Local Government, Localism, projects law, projects solicitors

ANOTHER PLANET?

musicgreen wrote 2 weeks ago: Biomass has been hailed as a ‘renewable energy’ – but now three charities, the RSP … more →

Tags: National Trust, biomass, Samsung, Pollution, another planet, toxins, EU environment ministers, Dublin, Sustainable Energy

Geography Lesson

Pocket Book wrote 3 weeks ago: The lost counties of Britain There was an interesting feature in The Independent on 24 April 2013. I … more →

Tags: Geography, Geography 2, Counties, rutland, Dunnet Head

Conservative 'Holy Relics' to go on sale

philapilus wrote 3 weeks ago: If he shakes your hand, don’t wash it, because the holiness that rubs off on you protects from … more →

Tags: Society, Politics, louise mensch, Grant Shapps, Conservative, Margaret Thatcher, Ebay, Andrew Mitchell, plebgate

Not One Square Inch!

Richard Wilson wrote 3 weeks ago: From meccano to legoland, here they come with a brick in their hand Runnymede Borough Council’ … more →

Tags: environment, Chobham, DERA, Runnymede, Petition, SHBC, Chobham Common, Green Belt

Attention-seeking mayor deserves the Advertiser's criticism — 3 comments

insidecroydon wrote 3 weeks ago: CROYDON COMMENTARY: Eddy Arram, presiding over a full council meeting for the last time, this week m … more →

Tags: david callam, Eddy Arram, Local Media, Croydon, Croydon Council, Local Government, London, London Borough Of Croydon, mayor

Pickles Blunders Again

richardkemp wrote 3 weeks ago: It’s a long time since I considered the doings of the ‘Owl of the Remove’ Mr Pickl … more →

Tags: Liverpool, Labour, Lib Dens

Croydon is officially the worst English borough on Council Tax

insidecroydon wrote 3 weeks ago: It is official, because according to Eric Pickles, the Conservative Cabinet minister in charge of lo … more →

Tags: Croydon Council, Mike Fisher, Sara Bashford, Council Tax, London, Croydon, Labour, Croydon North, England

I'm a Yorkshireman, so why should I celebrate St George's Day? — 1 comment

blogsbeginat50 wrote 4 weeks ago: This post is really a day late, of course, but I was prompted to write it by a piece in this morning … more →

Tags: Hull, Simon Kelner, Yorkshire, St George's Day, Independent, self identity, british citizenship, scottish independence

Is Greenwich Time finally running out of time? — 4 comments

Darryl wrote 1 month ago: Greenwich Council’s propaganda weekly got an unlikely airing in the Midlands at the end of las … more →

Tags: Greenwich Council, Greenwich Time Front Page Gallery, Local Stuff, chris roberts, Greenwich Time

The New Watchdog- Ofspol- Has Graded Two More Politicians

FordingtonField wrote 1 month ago: This slideshow requires JavaScript. … more →

Tags: News, Politics, Comment, Tory, Loathsome, Expenses, Iain Duncan Smith, IDS, Grades

Globalised madness as Cyprus and Slovenia seek new ways to stun Troika — 50 comments

John Ward wrote 1 month ago: Smacking fashionistas with red meat is wrong, a new study suggests Friday dawns to give us another o … more →

Tags: Slovenia & other banking shocks, David Cameron, George Osborne, The Troika, Stephen Fried, Mark Carney, Nicos Anastasiades, alenka bratušek, Jose Manuel Barroso


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