Sir Bob Neill talks about his political journey
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Sir Bob Neill talks about his political journey

By Heather Jameson | 15 July 2024

In the latest episode of the Our World is Local podcast, former local government minister Sir Bob Neill talks about his political career, which began when he became a Havering LBC councillor 50 yea...

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Ministers in glass houses shouldn't throw stones

By Heather Jameson | 16 April 2024

The letter on councils’ productivity, sent by local government minister Simon Hoare this week, bo...

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CIPFA to 'look again' at select committee's report

By Dan Peters | 20 February 2023

Local government finance experts will ‘look again’ at a six-year-old report by MPs on improving t...

FINANCE

Fears as ministers eye rising council reserves

By Heather Jameson | 14 December 2022

New Government plans to scrutinise council reserves have sparked fresh fears ministers are encour...

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Grenfell council admits leadership was 'unable to cope'

By Chris Mahony | 12 April 2022

Kensington & Chelsea LBC has admitted to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry its ‘leadership was unable to...

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New accountability body 'stops short' of Audit Commission reinvention

By Heather Jameson | 08 February 2022

Plans for a body to oversee the accountability of local government stop just short of re-inventin...

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Pickles committee calls for more freedoms and resources for councils

By Chris Mahony | 06 December 2021

A select committee whose members include ex-communities secretary Lord Pickles has said councils ...

ERIC PICKLES

Channelling Charlton

14 September 2021

Diary can always count on our old chum/adversary (*delete depending on mood) Eric Pickles to come...

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Pickles praises mayors during pandemic

By Dan Peters | 09 September 2021

Former local government secretary Eric Pickles has admitted he was a ‘late convert’ to the idea o...

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Uproar at move towards 'national bin service'

By Dan Peters | 01 June 2021

Councils are preparing to fight government plans to create what they fear will be a ‘national bin...

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LGA distances itself from fire safety guide

By Dan Peters | 13 April 2021

The Local Government Association (LGA) has distanced itself from guidance hosted on its website t...

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