While the Cat’s Away …
Thursday, July 31st, 2008It’s always fascinating to see what happens to our blog while you’re away on holiday; they seem to develop a life of their own.
There’s Alan Giles, still here and still ranting - although probably to an audience of zero. Im back now Alan; you can relax. And there are a few posts from supposedly [...]
Thank God for Eric Pickles!
Friday, July 4th, 2008In just 24 hours this week Eric Pickles - the shadow minister for Communities and Local Government - demonstrated the hypocrisy of the Tories in seeming to talk up local decision making but re-enforcing central control and command.
On Tuesday Pickles me with Tory local government leaders to tell them that they wanted Tory councils to [...]
Message from Bury
Friday, July 4th, 2008The latest attempt to introduce an elected mayorship in local government has failed dismally. Yesterday the people of Bury voted in a Mayoral referendum that was triggered following an 8,000 strong petition.
In the event the people of Bury voted 2 to 1 against introducing a Mayoral system. The turnout for the ballot was just 18%.
This [...]
Big Business Turning the Screw
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008Did you hear the Today programme this morning? There was quite a focus on whether we were in - or - facing a recession of not. The consensus that we were probably not heading for recession although we faced a difficult couple of years.
But it as the contribution of Sir Martn Sorrell that annoyed me. [...]
