No, not the snow, but the government's approach to localism which one Conservative MP has described as deliberately chaotic (you can l...

The localism bill has confirmed more power to local people to overrule planning decisions. Back in August , I reflected on the fact that ...

In October this year, I wrote : "The case for spending £33 bn on high speed rail is greatly exaggerated; the case is even less convinc...

The coalition government has announced that it is scrapping new proposals that would have further tightened building regulations . I don...

The Commission for Rural Communities report on rural living costs has received wide coverage today. According to the report you need 10-20...

Someone suggests to me that Local Authorities are increasingly interested in local authority procurement as a way to create or sustain local...

The government has provided more details on the new homes bonus that local councils will get when they allow houses to be built. I am certa...