WHITEHALL

Government stands firm after Pickles plea

By Paul Marinko | 12 August 2019

The Government has said it ‘would not be appropriate’ to pay legal costs to whistleblowers in ele...

ELECTIONS

Pickles: Fraud can change council control

By Naomi Larsson | 24 July 2019

There are still weaknesses in the running of local elections, a House of Lords select committee h...

WHITEHALL

Councils to appeal 'town hall Pravdas' ruling

By Dan Peters | 14 June 2019

Waltham Forest and Hackney LBCs will appeal after a judge backed Government attempts to stop them...

FINANCE

Councils on reserves danger list named

By Dan Peters | 28 May 2019

Eleven councils in danger of running out of reserves have been publicly named in the face of cont...

FINANCE

Savings don't stop cavings

18 June 2018

Ex-communities secretary Eric Pickles is soon to be elevated to join his House of Lords chums, he...

WHITEHALL

Pickles for Strictly?

14 May 2018

These days secretaries of state at Marsham Street barely have time to gather their thoughts befor...

HUMOUR

Davis has Pickles for lunch

23 February 2018

Former communities secretary Eric Pickles was rather fond of a free lunch.

PAY

Declining pay is an issue for both staff and chiefs

By Michael Burton | 26 July 2017

It seems like another era when communities secretary Eric Pickles lambasted council chief executi...

FINANCE

The pick of Pickles

24 May 2017

Diary has long been unashamed in its appreciation for former communities secretary Sir Eric Pickles.

HUMOUR

4 Wheel Drive Woman on Eric Pickles

26 April 2017

Gosh, Tarquin, this talk of a General Election is absolutely exhausting.

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