Three-quarters of councillors say planning system is skewed in favour of developers
The government’s expected white paper should facilitate local democracy
The government’s expected white paper should facilitate local democracy
Putting time and effort into developing our local government base is about more than ensuring foot soldiers to fight the next General Election
Councillors are older, working longer and are more educated than in the past, according to a new survey.
Tulip Siddiq and Peter Allen assess the reasons why councillors don’t stay in the job.
Tulip Siddiq argues that increasing the number of female councillors should be a priority for a number of reasons, from justice, through to the positive effects it will have on policy and the outcome it will have in Westminster.
The Northern Ireland minister overseeing local government has called on councillors to put aside their sectarian differences following a series of disputes.