Tag Archives: LGA

Jacob calls for MPs to hold some Councils to account

Posted on January 26, 2022 by ianchisnall

Last week in the Business of the House session in Parliament, the MP for West Bromwich West asked a question about Sandwell Council. The response from Jacob Rees-Mogg was “We may need to set aside days of debate to discover … Continue reading →

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Levelling Up relates to strengthening Councils

Posted on October 7, 2021 by ianchisnall

Over the last few days there have been a number of references to the context of levelling up but based on the information I have seen there was no explanation of what it relates to. However the phrase in the … Continue reading →

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Expert views that are not wanted

Posted on October 16, 2016 by ianchisnall

Usually when a Government offers to assemble an Independent group of people to oversee challenging decisions it is a sign that they have accepted that choices by politicians will be toxic and could damage the area concerned. Sadly sometimes the … Continue reading →

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