Pickles strips away pointless Town Hall red tape targets
Councils will no longer have to work thousands of man hours or waste millions of pounds of taxpayers' money reporting back to Government as part of a new era of transparency and public accountability....
View ArticleEric Pickles to stop 'propaganda on the rates' killing off local newspapers
Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles today announced a toughening up of rules governing taxpayer-funded council newspapers. The goal is to ensure a robust and healthy independent local press can...
View Article£1 billion fund to help regional business
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg today launched a £1 billion Regional Growth Fund to help areas and communities at risk of being particularly affected by public spending cuts. (continues...)
View ArticleThe internet age will help end the town hall 'non-job'
Council job adverts should be syndicated across the internet, to save money, increase transparency and help reduce pointless posts, Eric Pickles, Local Government Secretary will say today. (continues...)
View ArticleEric Pickles puts stop to flawed Regional Strategies today
Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles is today putting a swift end to Whitehall's grip on local planning policy by scrapping Regional Strategies and their centrally imposed building targets that...
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