MPs on a Commons committee today criticise politicians and civil servants for their poor command of the English language. The misleading and vague official language epitomised by Sir Humphrey Appleby in Yes Minister has a detrimental impact on democracy and public services, MPs on the public administration select committee concluded.
Village that was set to lose its traditional red phone box and library service comes up with plan to save both. Why not buy the phone box and use it to set up a mini-library?
Surrey County Council has signed a groundbreaking contract that will transform the county’s street lighting system, with the biggest roll out of revolutionary new energy saving technology in the country
Failure to meet strict EU standards on air pollution could add 15 to the average annual council tax bill and kill thousands of people every year, townhalls have warned
Mark Wallace of the Taxpayers Alliance welcomes a shift from the Local Government Association to asking central Government to cut costs – despite it being spurned by the DCLG
Camden has long considered itself at the cutting edge of fashion and popular culture but now it is claiming another first. A 380-metre stretch of its High Street in North London is to become the citys only naked street.
I strongly believe that local breakdown requires local solutions. As such I was delighted to welcome to the House of Commons on Wednesday a team highlighting Westminster City Council’s Family Recovery Programme (FRP)
Tens of thousands of civil servants may be moved out of London in a dramatic downscaling of Whitehall under Labour plans to cut public debts and instil a culture of “smarter government”.
Local authorities should seriously consider moving beyond their current role as service providers towards becoming commissioning and procurement hubs, a study by accountants KPMG and thinktank Localis has claimed.
Councillor Liam Maxwell, the Lead Member for Policy and Performance, on the next stage of the transparency agenda at Windsor and Maidenhead Council.